Overview
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Tennessee average of 3.1. It ranks 4th of 13 nursing homes in Knoxville. Its strongest area is health inspections (5 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 89% 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 March 11, 2026, found 2 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.
Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home is a government-run facility with 140 certified beds, caring for about 128 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007.
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 31%
Top 14%
Top 17%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- 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 staff4.52 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.71 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.20 hrs
- Nurse aides2.61 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 128
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 18, 2007
- 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