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NHC HEALTHCARE, OAK RIDGE

OAK RIDGE, TN · Medicare-certified · 128 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
5 of 5 overall

5-star overall nursing home with strong quality and health inspection scores, but weaker staffing (2/5) and reported nurse staffing below the federal benchmark (3.50 vs 4.1 hours/resident/day). There were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.5047 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: February 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5047.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.60
Licensed practical nurses
1.00
Nurse aides
1.91
Weekend nursing
2.86

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 53%
Registered nurse turnover: 15%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

14.1%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.5%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

4.6%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.1%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

11.7%Worsening

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

12.6%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

15.9%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

28.9%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.4%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.4%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

26.1%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.4%Worsening

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

94.2%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.8%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

95.9%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

94.4%Worsening

What the inspectors found

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited November 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F

The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: D

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D

The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited November 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — 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 November 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION · 68 homes · 4 stars avg
Occupancy
108.5 residents on an average day (85% of 128 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 47 years

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.