Rocky Top Care Center
Nursing home in Rocky Top, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445259
204 Industrial Park Rd PO Box 659, Rocky Top, TN 37769 · Anderson County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 117
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 4, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $86,768 (1)
Does Rocky Top Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Rocky Top Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Rocky Top Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.25
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.52
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.74
- Weekend total hours
- 2.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 75%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 4, 2026 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 22, 2024, found 15.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Rocky Top Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $86,768 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 81 residents live here, about 69% of its 117 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 117
- Average residents per day
- 81
- Certified since
- August 2, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Rocky Top Care Center
- Legal business name
- Rocky Top Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
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- Tennova Lafollette Health and Rehab Center200 Torrey Road PO Box 1301, Lafollette 37766
- Diversicare of Oak Ridge100 Elmhurst Dr, Oak Ridge 37830
Who inspects nursing homes in Tennessee
Tennessee's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Tennessee, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Rocky Top Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Rocky Top Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Rocky Top Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Rocky Top Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Rocky Top Care Center?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Rocky Top Care Center?
Rocky Top Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.