Overview
Buchanan Place has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Tennessee average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in New Tazewell. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 62% of nursing homes in Tennessee (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 24, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, more than the Tennessee average of 4.3. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,021 in the past three years.
Buchanan Place is a for-profit facility with 134 certified beds, caring for about 80 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 45%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 24, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,021
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.78 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.73 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.91 hrs
- Nurse aides2.15 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 80
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 10, 1983
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes