Nursing home report
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Registered name: FORT SANDERS TCU
KNOXVILLE, TN · Medicare-certified · 24 beds
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has an overall 5 out of 5 stars. It scores 5 stars for health inspections and quality measures, but staffing is 1 star; reported nurse staffing is 5.18 hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.1832 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.1832.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 2.77
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.78
- Nurse aides
- 1.63
- Weekend nursing
- 4.50
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).
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
What the inspectors found
No inspection deficiencies are on record for this facility.
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Inspection completed with no recorded health deficiencies.
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of COVENANT HEALTH · 11 homes · 3 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 17.7 residents on an average day (74% of 24 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 32 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.