The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited June 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
NHC Sparta
Registered name: NHC HEALTHCARE, SPARTA
SPARTA, TN · Medicare-certified · 96 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall
NHC Sparta in Sparta, TN has an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, with 4-star staffing and quality measures and 3-star health inspection results. It reported 3.69 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and had no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.6932 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: June 11, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.6932.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.66
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.98
- Nurse aides
- 2.05
- Weekend nursing
- 3.31
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 37%
Registered nurse turnover: 19%
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
16%22.6%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
11%3.8%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.2%1.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.2%3.8%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
1.8%7.3%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15.1%9.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
28.8%7.7%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
36.8%32.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
2%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
24.2%27.1%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.4%0%Improving
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
84.1%96.2%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—94.5%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.2%90.7%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure it had a pest control program to prevent or deal with mice, insects, and other pests. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 925 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited June 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — 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 5 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION · 69 homes · 3.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 92.3 residents on an average day (96% of 96 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 46 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.