Nursing home report
Registered name: BUCHANAN PLACE
NEW TAZEWELL, TN · Medicare-certified · 134 beds
Diversicare of Claiborne in New Tazewell, TN has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection and 3-star staffing; reported nurse staffing is 3.65 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark. It had $0 in fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included accident hazards/supervision, food handling standards, and pharmacist medication review procedures.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6545 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6545.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure a licensed pharmacist reviewed residents' medications each month and reported any problems as required. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 756 — 42 CFR §483.45(c) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to coordinate resident assessments with required screening and make needed service referrals. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 644 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited June 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $8,021 was recorded.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,021 in total fines.
Federal fine
May 10, 2024
Now operated by Exceptional Living Centers, previously Diversicare of Claiborne.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
