What is NHC Healthcare, Farragut's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates NHC Healthcare, Farragut 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did NHC Healthcare, Farragut get at its last inspection?

2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 11, 2026. The Tennessee average is 4.4.

Has NHC Healthcare, Farragut been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does NHC Healthcare, Farragut accept Medicaid?

CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.

Who owns NHC Healthcare, Farragut?

CMS lists 23 owners and managers, and links the home to National Healthcare Corporation. Legal business name: NHC HEALTHCARE-FARRAGUT LLC.

NHC Healthcare, Farragut: Inspections, Staffing & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on February 11, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Tennessee average is 4.4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 14 health citations since January 2020 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.15 hours per resident per day, against 3.80 across Tennessee and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.91 of those hours.

46.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Tennessee average 48.9%).

CMS links it to National Healthcare Corporation, an affiliated group of 71 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

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1109/23

202/26

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 14 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

12D

Potential for minimal harm

February 11, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations

D

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

F554 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 6, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to assess and obtain a physician's order for medication self-administration for 1 resident (Resident #128) of 1 resident reviewed for self-administration of medication.
D

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 6, 2026

Inspectors wroteBased on the facility policy review, Lippincott Nursing Center website review, medical record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure basic nursing standards for the rights of medication administration were followed for 1 resident (Resident #12) of 7 residents reviewed for insulin administration.

September 13, 2023Standard inspection · 11 citations

F

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) September 13, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain a sanitary kitchen environment by failing to properly store opened food items that were observed in 1 of 1 dry storage room and 1 of 1 reach in freezer with the potential to affect 89 of 91 residents.
D

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

F584 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 10, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to provide services necessary to maintain a sanitary, orderly, and comfortable interior for 5 residents (Residents #10, #217, #226, #324 and #318) of 91 residents reviewed for environment.
D

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

F655 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) September 16, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to provide a summary of the baseline care plan to 1 resident (Resident #218) of 24 residents reviewed for baseline care plans.
D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview the facility failed to implement the comprehensive care plan for 1 resident (Resident #45) related to wounds of 3 residents reviewed for wounds.
D

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview the facility failed to update a comprehensive care plan to include an identified need for 1 resident (Resident #9) out of 22 residents reviewed.
D

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to follow a physician's order for a pressure reducing device for 1 resident (Resident #45) of 3 residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
D

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation and interview, the facility failed to provide necessary treatment and services, consistent with professional standards of practice, for 1 resident (Resident #40) of 3 residents reviewed for wound care.
D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

F690 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review and interview the facility failed to provide scheduled/prompted toileting, a Bowel and Bladder need identified for 1 resident (Resident #9) out of 22 residents reviewed.
D

Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

F728 · Nursing and Physician Services · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) September 16, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on review of the facility's Nurse Aide Training (NAT) program, review of work schedules and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 4 Nurse Aides (NA) #1 was removed from the working schedule and not allowed to perform the duties of a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) after 120 days of taking the NAT program.
D

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

F814 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 10, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observation and interview, the facility failed to dispose of garbage and refuse properly in 1 of 2 dumpsters.
D

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

F842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 31, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain an accurate medical record for 1 Resident (#6) of 19 residents reviewed.

January 30, 2020Standard inspection · 1 citation

E

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 6, 2020

Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were administered in a timely manner and in accordance to professional nursing standards for 6 of 10 residents (Resident #56, #63, #72, #3, and #349, #191) reviewed for unnecessary medications.

Fire safety inspections

3 fire safety citations on file: 1 on February 11, 2026, 2 on September 13, 2023.

Every fire safety citation3 citations

D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · February 11, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

K 321 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

K 923 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	Tennessee	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	4.15	3.80	3.86
Registered nurses	0.91	0.60	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	3.64	3.31	3.42
Nurse aides	2.04
Licensed practical nurses	1.19
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	46.2%	48.9%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	25.0%	43.2%	42.9%
Administrators who left	0

CMS expects 3.96 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.35 on weekdays and 3.64 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.40 in April to June 2025 to 4.15 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	4.15	0.91	4.35	3.64	0.0%	0 of 90	91
Oct to Dec 2025	4.23	0.97	4.43	3.72	0.0%	0 of 92	94
Jul to Sep 2025	4.20	0.89	4.43	3.61	0.0%	0 of 92	93
Apr to Jun 2025	4.40	0.95	4.61	3.87	0.0%	0 of 91	92
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Tennessee, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.56	3.95	3.27	4.0%	0.7% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Tennessee

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Tennessee, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$18.27	$17.09 to $19.66	27,040
LPNs and LVNs	$28.31	$23.64 to $30.12	20,830
Registered nurses	$39.18	$36.28 to $45.79	72,200
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	Tennessee	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	17.1	14.0	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.4	0.7	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	1.8	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.9	3.4	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.6	1.7	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	25.0	17.2	14.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	9.7	5.0	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	4.2	16.9	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	17.8	22.6	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	7.9	11.2	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.9	1.7	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.5	1.6	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for NHC Healthcare, Farragut's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (71.5% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

71.5% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Tennessee: 62 better, 16 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 918 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

12.9% this home

Worse than the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Tennessee: 1 better, 7 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 929 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

5.8% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Tennessee: 2 better, 1 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 510 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

67.1% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee58.3% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 398 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.8% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee0.8% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 481 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.7% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee1.6% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 479 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

98.6% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee98.7% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 139 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: NHC HEALTHCARE-FARRAGUT LLC. CMS links this home to National Healthcare Corporation, a group of 71 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	11/08/2024
Nason Jr., Howard	Managing control - governing body	Individual	04/18/2016
Nason Jr., Howard	Corporate officer	Individual	04/18/2016
National Healthcare Corporation	Operational/managerial control	Organization	07/01/2000
NHC-Op LP	Operational/managerial control	Organization	07/01/2000
Davis, James	Operational/managerial control	Individual	06/01/2021
Dodson, Vicki	Operational/managerial control	Individual	06/01/2019
Kidd, Brian	Operational/managerial control	Individual	01/01/2017
Lane, Karla	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/01/2000
Moersdorf, Christina	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/28/2008
Nason Jr., Howard	Operational/managerial control	Individual	04/18/2016
Ussery, Robert	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/01/2000
Blackrock Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	03/20/2019
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	Adp of the SNF	Organization	03/07/2023
Morgan Stanley	Adp of the SNF	Organization	11/08/2024
National Health Corporation	Adp of the SNF	Organization	07/01/2000
National Healthcare Corporation	Adp of the SNF	Organization	07/01/2000
NHC-Op LP	Adp of the SNF	Organization	07/01/2000
Vanguard Group Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization	03/27/2017
Davis, James	Adp of the SNF	Individual	03/12/2025
Dodson, Vicki	Adp of the SNF	Individual	06/01/2019
Kidd, Brian	Adp of the SNF	Individual	05/31/2023
Lane, Karla	Adp of the SNF	Individual	03/14/2025

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on February 11, 2026: "Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality."
How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on September 13, 2023: "Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals."
How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 11, 2026: "Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate."
Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 13, 2023: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."

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Tennessee contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Tennessee. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Tennessee Health Facilities Commission, Division of Licensure and Regulation, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Department of Disability and Aging, 877-236-0013. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.

Common questions

What is NHC Healthcare, Farragut's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates NHC Healthcare, Farragut 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did NHC Healthcare, Farragut get at its last inspection?: 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on February 11, 2026. The Tennessee average is 4.4.
Has NHC Healthcare, Farragut been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does NHC Healthcare, Farragut accept Medicaid?: CMS lists it as "Medicare", so it is not certified for Medicaid.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Farragut?: CMS lists 23 owners and managers, and links the home to National Healthcare Corporation. Legal business name: NHC HEALTHCARE-FARRAGUT LLC.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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