Nursing homes across Anderson County, Tennessee, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
The Waters of Clinton runs on 2.96 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip about 10% below its own weekday level. That thin coverage is what CMS's 2-out-of-5 staffing rating reflects, even though the home's quality measure score is perfect and turnover (32.4%) actually beats the national 45.8%. The 14 deficiencies on record include none at the harm level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was September 2025. So this is a for-profit LLC where outcomes look good on paper and staff tend to stay, but day-to-day hands-on time is well short of average, worth asking how the floor is covered on a Saturday.
Nhc Healthcare, Oak Ridge runs 128 certified beds as a for-profit corporation, and its health inspection record is the strongest part of the story: a 4-out-of-5 inspection rating with just nine deficiencies on file, none of them serious enough to cause harm and none tied to abuse. Staffing tells a more uneven story. Total nurse hours per resident day land at 3.86, essentially matching the national average, but weekends run roughly 18% thinner than weekdays, so coverage depends on when you visit. Annual turnover sits at 57.5% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. The most recent inspection was in February 2026, so the picture is current.
Andersonville Tn Opco runs 103 certified beds as a for-profit LLC, and its recent inspection history is genuinely solid, a four-star health inspection rating, only seven deficiencies on record, none of them causing harm or involving abuse, and an inspection as recent as December 2025. The problem sits elsewhere: nurse staffing at 3.28 hours per resident day trails the national average by roughly 15%, weekends run about 8% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 61.4% against a national figure near 46%. Quality measures land at two stars. A clean survey record matters, but it can't fully offset thin coverage and a workforce that keeps cycling out.
Rocky Top Care Center has the staffing most families hope for, 4.02 nurse hours per resident day, a bit above the national average, and its quality measure scores look strong on paper. But the inspection record tells a different story: 28 deficiencies, four of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and five tied to abuse. Turnover sits at 45.7%, which sounds average until you realize that's roughly half the nursing staff leaving every year, and weekend coverage drops about 10% below weekday levels. CMS has placed this for-profit home in its Special Focus Facility program and fined it $86,768. Inspectors were last on site in March 2026.
Nursing aides and nurses here give each resident about 2.96 hours of care a day, and the national average is 3.86, so this home runs roughly a quarter leaner than most. That shortfall shows up worse on weekends, when staffing drops about 15% below its own weekday level, and nearly six in ten staff left over the past year against a national rate closer to 46%. The inspection record is the harder read: 35 deficiencies, seven serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, and one $205,329 fine. CMS flags it as a Special Focus Facility, meaning it's on a watch list for homes with a pattern of poor care. Its last inspection was September 2023.