Overview
Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Tennessee average of 3.1. It ranks 8th of 13 nursing homes in Knoxville. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 68% of nursing homes in Tennessee (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 22, 2026, found 6 health deficiencies, more than the Tennessee average of 4.3. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $9,770 in the past three years.
Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders is a for-profit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 131 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
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 62%
Top 46%
Top 48%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $9,770
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.89 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.21 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 131
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 1977
- 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