31 Tennessee Nursing Homes Rated As Best In State: U.S. News

A new set of ratings places nearly 2,300 nursing homes in the United States as top care providers in the country for 2017-18. The “Nursing Home Finder,” released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report, evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes across the country to come up with the list of homes designated as the best.

To create the “Nursing Home Finder,” U.S. News used data from Nursing Home Compare, a program run by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The nursing homes were rated “poor” to “top-performing” on a scale of 1 to 5.

In Tennessee, 31 nursing homes made the list. U.S. News says nursing home performance was evaluated over time, averaging monthly data over a year and much emphasis was placed on strong performance in medical quality measures. To receive a high U.S. News rating, homes had to provide significantly more than the required minimum of rehabilitation therapy. All rated homes accept residents covered by Medicaid, Medicare or both. (You can read more about how U.S. News rates nursing homes here.)

The 31 Tennessee nursing homes listed below were labeled as “top performing” and had overall ratings of 4.5 or greater:

1. NHC HEALTHCARE, MCMINNVILLE (5)
2. NHC HEALTHCARE, FT SANDERS, KNOXVILLE (5)
3. TREVECCA CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING, NASHVILLE (5)
4. BETHANY CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING LLC, NASHVILLE (5)
5. LIFE CARE CENTER OF MORGAN COUNTY WARTBURG (5)
6. CAMDEN HEALTHCARE & REHAB CENTER CAMDEN (5)
7. MEMPHIS JEWISH HOME CORDOVA (5)
8. RIDGEVIEW TERRACE OF LIFE CARE RUTLEDGE (5)
9. COVINGTON CARE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER INC, COVINGTON (5)
10. ADAMSPLACE, LLC, MURFREESBORO (5)
11. KNOLLWOOD MANOR, LAFAYETTE (5)
12. NHC HEALTHCARE, FARRAGUT, KNOXVILLE (5)
13. LIFE CARE CENTER OF SPARTA, SPARTA (5)
14. SOMERFIELD AT THE HERITAGE, BRENTWOOD (5)
15. HUMPHREYS CO NURSING HOME, WAVERLY (5)
16. PAVILION-THS, LLC, LEBANON (5)
17. LIFE CARE CENTER OF HICKORY WOODS ANTIOCH, (5)
18. WHARTON NURSING HOME, PLEASANT HILL (5)
19. NHC HEALTHCARE, KINGSPORT (5)
20. NHC PLACE SUMNER, GALLATIN (5)
21. LIFE CARE CENTER OF BLOUNT COUNTY LOUISVILLE (5)
22. LAKESHORE HEARTLAND, NASHVILLE (5)
23. BAPTIST HEALTH CARE CENTER, LENOIR CITY (5)
24. RAINTREE MANOR, MC MINNVILLE (4.9)
25. NHC-MAURY REGIONAL TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER, COLUMBIA (4.8)
26. ERWIN HEALTH CARE CENTER ERWIN, (4.6)
27. LIFE CARE CENTER OF ELIZABETHTON ELIZABETHTON (4.6)
28. NHC HEALTHCARE, FRANKLIN (4.5)
29. FORT SANDERS SEVIER NURSING HOME, SEVIERVILLE (4.5)
30. LIFE CARE CENTER OF GREENEVILLE, GREENEVILLE (4.5)
31. VANCO MANOR NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER, INC, GOODLETTSVILLE (4.5)

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