Life Care Center Of Athens
Nursing Home Facility
1234 Frye Street, Po Box 786, Athens, TN 37371
Located near the beauty of Cherokee National Forest, Life Care Center of Athens provides nursing home residents with many advantages. The newly refurbished facility is within minutes of doctors' offices, a hospital, ******cies, shopping locations and natural attractions. However, convenient access to these locations is only one of the benefits living at Life Care affords. Residents receive top-notch nursing care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, and a secured Alzheimer's care unit from dedicated staff.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 211 communities in our directory.
With 128 beds, Life Care Center Of Athens is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Athens average about 72 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 74% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Athens average about 3.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 1 star for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2026 and recorded 12 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.9 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 29%.
The community is located in McMinn County, TN.
Life Care Center Of Athens offers memory care, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 128
- Occupancy 74%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.5
- Annual staff turnover 29%
- Last health inspection March 2026