Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville
809 East Emerald Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37917
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: National Healthcare Corporation
- Certified beds
- 127 · avg 95 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 57% — higher than most Tennessee nursing homesTennessee avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Tennessee nursing homesTennessee avg: 43.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Tennessee averageTennessee avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 445098
- Certified beds
- 127 beds · avg 95 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Nhc Healthcare-Knoxville Llc
- Chain affiliation
- National Healthcare Corporation
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the National Healthcare Corporation chain — 68 facilities across 8 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 4.0 / 5.
Parent entity
Morgan Stanley
Disclosed owners (18 on record)
- Bert Smith
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Thomas Shuford
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Morgan StanleyParent
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2024
- Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors Llc
Indirect Ownership Interest · 5% · since 2024
- Dimensional Fund Advisors lp
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2023
+ 12 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 16)
- D0600·Nov 5, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0880·Mar 15, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Mar 15, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0744·Mar 15, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
- D0609·Mar 15, 2023
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- G0600·Mar 15, 2023
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0584·Mar 15, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D0550·Mar 15, 2023
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Fire-safety citations
1 Life-Safety-Code citation on file. Most recent: Dec 5, 2018. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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