Overview
Life Care Center of Sparta has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Tennessee average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Sparta, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 66% of nursing homes in Tennessee (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 12, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Tennessee average of 4.3. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 33% of Tennessee nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Sparta is a for-profit facility with 100 certified beds, caring for about 74 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2000.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 12, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.82 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.36 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.25 hrs
- Nurse aides2.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.16 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 74
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 18, 2000
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes