State data · CMS September 2026
Nursing homes in Tennessee
Tennessee has 303 nursing homes certified for Medicare or Medicaid, with 34,613 certified beds and a median occupancy of 77.7% (US median 85.7%). 82% are for-profit, 14% nonprofit and 5% government-owned, and 75% belong to a chain or affiliated group. HUD has endorsed 106 FHA-insured Section 232 nursing home loans in Tennessee since fiscal 2001, totaling $0.9 billion in original principal, 17 of them since fiscal 2021.
- Facilities
- 303
- Certified beds
- 34,613
- Median occupancy
- 77.7%
- Median nurse hours / resident day
- 3.64
- HUD 232 loans since FY2001
- 106
Star ratings
CMS overall ratings for the 300 rated Tennessee facilities. 2 are Special Focus Facilities and 10 are candidates, the CMS list for homes with a history of serious quality problems.
Ownership
| Measure | Tennessee | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 248 | 82% |
| Nonprofit | 41 | 14% |
| Government | 14 | 5% |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | 2 | 1% |
| Private equity owner self-reported to CMS | 1 | 0% |
| REIT owner self-reported to CMS | 2 | 1% |
Largest chains and affiliated groups in Tennessee
- National Healthcare Corporation: 37 facilities
- Life Care Centers of America: 26 facilities
- Signature Healthcare: 21 facilities
- Infinity Healthcare Consulting: 18 facilities
- Ahava Healthcare: 13 facilities
- Twin Rivers Health & Rehabilitation: 11 facilities
- Simcha Hyman & Naftali Zanziper: 10 facilities
- The Ensign Group: 9 facilities
- Carerite Centers: 9 facilities
- Prestige Administrative Services: 8 facilities
Facilities with HUD Section 232 history
45 Tennessee facilities match at least one FHA-insured loan in HUD's healthcare database, most recent endorsement first.
Largest by certified beds
- The Health Center at Standifer Place, Chattanooga: 444 beds
- Quality Center for Rehabilitation and Healing LLC, Lebanon: 280 beds
- Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab, Knoxville: 271 beds
- Cordova Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, Cordova: 240 beds
- Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center, Memphis: 240 beds
- Trevecca Center for Rehabilitation and Healing LLC, Nashville: 240 beds
- Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Knoxville: 222 beds
- Bradley Health Care & Rehab, Cleveland: 213 beds
- Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, Gallatin: 207 beds
- Spring Gate Rehab & Healthcare Center, Memphis: 206 beds
Every Tennessee facility
The full list is sorted by city, 2 pages of up to 200.
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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