The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
Life Care Center of Copper Basin
Registered name: DIVERSICARE OF COPPER BASIN
COPPERHILL, TN · Medicare-certified · 135 beds
In good standing
Non-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
Life Care Center of Copper Basin has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating. Its staffing rating is lower at 2 stars, with reported nurse staffing of 3.14 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; health inspection is 3 stars, quality measures are 4 stars, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.1435 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 26, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.1435.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.75
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.80
- Nurse aides
- 1.60
- Weekend nursing
- 2.86
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
9.5%12.5%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4%6.1%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.4%3.8%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%6.1%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.3%8%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
0%45.8%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—18.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
17.4%12%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
4.5%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
0%25.6%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.4%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.3%65.5%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
Recent ownership change · Apr 1, 2025
Now operated by Dac of Copperhill LLC, previously Ocoee Copper Basin Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC.
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Part of DIVERSICARE HEALTHCARE · 46 homes · 2.5 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 38.3 residents on an average day (28% of 135 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.