88.5/100
Excellent
Fort Sanders Tcu
1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Certified beds
- 24
- Occupancy
- 74%
- Ownership
- Non-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare
Our read on Fort Sanders Tcu
Fort Sanders Tcu is a small nonprofit unit, 24 beds, with a clean inspection record and no deficiencies at any level, including nothing abuse-related. That's rare, and the June 2025 survey is recent enough to mean something. The staffing picture is more mixed than it first looks. Total nurse hours run 5.18 per resident day, roughly a third above the national average, but weekend coverage drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level, and CMS still scores staffing at 1 out of 5 stars. Quality measures and health inspections both come in at 5. So the care delivered looks strong on paper; the question a family should ask is who's actually on the floor on a Saturday.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
26/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →5.08 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →2.77 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 13% against weekdays
Staff stability
7.5/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral
Resident outcomes
15/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 17, 2026 (4 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Fort Sanders Tcu
What is the ElderGrade for Fort Sanders Tcu? +
Fort Sanders Tcu holds an ElderGrade of A (88.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Fort Sanders Tcu? +
Residents receive an average of 5.18 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Fort Sanders Tcu been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Fort Sanders Tcu accept Medicaid? +
CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.
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