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Nursing homes owned by NHC/Delaware Inc
The CMS ownership file lists NHC/Delaware Inc with an ownership interest in 44 certified nursing homes with 5,597 beds in Tennessee (20), South Carolina (9), Missouri (8), Alabama (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), Virginia (1).
CMS ownership and Care Compare data as of September 1, 2026
What the ownership file says
CMS lists NHC/Delaware Inc as a direct owner of 13 homes, indirect owner of 31 homes, partner in 1 home. Its earliest ownership association date on file is September 1, 1989, the latest August 1, 2024.
An indirect owner holds its stake through another company. Owners are listed by the homes themselves when they enroll in Medicare and Medicaid; the file names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the companies with control over operations.
CMS also groups these homes into the chain National Healthcare Corporation (44).
The homes' record in brief
44 of the 44 homes have a CMS overall rating, averaging 3.9 stars against a national average of 3. 44 are for profit, 0 nonprofit; 40 are certified for Medicaid.
Across the inspections on file the homes carry 564 health citations; 44 citations were rated actual harm or immediate jeopardy, 20 immediate jeopardy. At their latest standard inspections they averaged 2.6 health deficiencies (national 9.2).
18 homes were fined in the last three years, $1,037,112 across 21 fines. Average nursing staff turnover was 46.9% (national 45.8%).
Staffing at these homes, January to March 2026
| Hours per resident per day | These homes | United States |
|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.75 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.62 |
| Weekdays | 3.92 | 3.92 |
| Weekends | 3.26 | 3.33 |
| Share of nursing hours by contract staff | 0.0% | 5.3% |
Daily payroll records of 44 homes, summed. Weekends ran 17% below weekdays. Source: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing.
Every home it owns
| Home | City | State | Role in the CMS file | Share | Overall | Citations | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC Healthcare, Anniston | Anniston | AL | Direct owner, since January 2002 | 2 | 10 | $11,057 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Moulton | Moulton | AL | Direct owner, since January 2001 | 5 | 6 | ||
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe | Fort Oglethorpe | GA | Direct owner; General partner, since September 1989 | 5 | 12 | $16,530 | |
| NHC Healthcare Rossville | Rossville | GA | Direct owner, since January 2002 | 2 | 15 | $57,077 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Glasgow | Glasgow | KY | Direct owner, since June 2000 | 2 | 16 | $4,017 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Desloge | Desloge | MO | Direct owner, since February 2000 | 4 | 29 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Joplin | Joplin | MO | Direct owner, since February 2000 | 3 | 30 | ||
| Macon Health Care Center | Macon | MO | Indirect owner, since December 2010 | 5 | 21 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Maryland Heights | Maryland Heights | MO | Indirect owner, since February 2000 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Osage Beach Rehabilitation and Health Care Center | Osage Beach | MO | Direct owner, since December 2010 | 2 | 34 | $123,674 | |
| NHC Healthcare, St. Charles | Saint Charles | MO | Direct owner, since February 2000 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Springfield Rehabilitation & Health Care Center | Springfield | MO | Direct owner, since December 2010 | 5 | 28 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, West Plains | West Plains | MO | Direct owner, since February 2000 | 5 | 9 | ||
| White Oak Manor - Burlington | Burlington | NC | Indirect owner, since August 2024 | 2 | 23 | $137,472 | |
| NHC Healthcare - Anderson | Anderson | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 6 | ||
| NHC Healthcare - Charleston | Charleston | SC | Indirect owner, since August 2008 | 4 | 9 | $25,495 | |
| NHC Healthcare - Clinton | Clinton | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 5 | ||
| NHC Healthcare - Parklane | Columbia | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 10 | ||
| NHC Healthcare - Garden City | Garden City | SC | Indirect owner, since October 2001 | 4 | 13 | $4,147 | |
| NHC Healthcare - Greenwood | Greenwood | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 3 | 18 | $14,433 | |
| NHC Healthcare - Greenville | Greer | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 3 | ||
| NHC Healthcare - Bluffton | Okatie | SC | Indirect owner, since January 2010 | 4 | 10 | ||
| NHC Healthcare - Lexington | West Columbia | SC | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 4 | 5 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Athens | Athens | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 8 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga | Chattanooga | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 4 | 10 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Columbia | Columbia | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 4 | 6 | ||
| NHC-Maury Regional Transitional Care Center | Columbia | TN | Indirect owner, since January 2017 | 5 | 7 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Dickson | Dickson | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 6 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Sequatchie | Dunlap | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 7 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Franklin | Franklin | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 2 | 9 | $62,491 | |
| NHC Place at Cool Springs | Franklin | TN | Indirect owner, since May 2004 | 4 | 8 | ||
| NHC Place Sumner | Gallatin | TN | Indirect owner, since February 2015 | 5 | 7 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Hendersonville | Hendersonville | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 3 | 16 | $16,153 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders | Knoxville | TN | Direct owner, since February 2020 | 3 | 21 | $9,770 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Lewisburg | Lewisburg | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 3 | 20 | $217,240 | |
| NHC Healthcare, McMinnville | McMinnville | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Heartland | Nashville | TN | Indirect owner, since May 2023 | 5 | 23 | $7,901 | |
| NHC Place at the Trace | Nashville | TN | Indirect owner, since May 2016 | 5 | 13 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Smithville | Smithville | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 3 | 9 | $228,511 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Somerville | Somerville | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 5 | 5 | $13,520 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Sparta | Sparta | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 3 | 7 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Springfield | Springfield | TN | Indirect owner, since July 2000 | 2 | 14 | $79,346 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Tullahoma | Tullahoma | TN | Indirect owner, since May 2013 | 3 | 13 | ||
| NHC Healthcare, Bristol | Bristol | VA | Direct owner, since January 2001 | 5 | 16 | $8,278 |
Source: CMS Ownership, data as of September 1, 2026, as the homes reported it. Name spelling follows the file; spellings that differ only in punctuation are combined. Being listed as an owner is a fact of record, not a finding about care. Something wrong? Ask for a correction.