A
94.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 6.19 /day
- Staff turnover
- 29%
- Serious cites
- 0
Medicaid nursing homes in Tennessee
280 of Tennessee's 303 nursing homes are certified to accept TennCare — and 276 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.
Why dual certification matters
A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.
Questions to ask before admission
- Do you accept TennCare, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
- If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
- Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
- Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?
Best-graded Medicaid homes in Tennessee
A
92/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.53 /day
- Staff turnover
- 34%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
89.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.40 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
88/100
- Nurse hours
- 5.70 /day
- Staff turnover
- 51%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
87/100
- Nurse hours
- 3.95 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
86/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.29 /day
- Staff turnover
- 23%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
86/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.62 /day
- Staff turnover
- 39%
- Serious cites
- 0
A
85/100
- Nurse hours
- 3.73 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
84.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.71 /day
- Staff turnover
- 53%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
84/100
- Nurse hours
- 4.37 /day
- Staff turnover
- 43%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
84/100
Christian Care Center Of Unicoi County
Erwin, TN · Unicoi County
CMS 4/5
50 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.37 /day
- Staff turnover
- 29%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
83.5/100
Pickett Care And Rehabilitation Center
Byrdstown, TN · Pickett County
CMS 3/5
69 beds
For-profit
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.78 /day
- Staff turnover
- 32%
- Serious cites
- 2
2 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
B
83.5/100
W D Bill Manning Tennessee State Veterans Home
Humboldt, TN · Gibson County
CMS 4/5
140 beds
Government
Medicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.24 /day
- Staff turnover
- 22%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
83.5/100
- Nurse hours
- 3.35 /day
- Staff turnover
- 25%
- Serious cites
- 0
B
83/100
- Nurse hours
- 5.19 /day
- Staff turnover
- —
- Serious cites
- 0