Nhc Healthcare, Athens
Nursing Home Facility
1204 Frye St, Athens, TN 37303
Nhc Healthcare, Athens is a senior care community located in Athens, TN. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Athens area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (423) 745-0434.
Operated by National HealthCare Corporation, which runs 89 communities in our directory.
Nhc Healthcare, Athens is licensed for 86 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Athens average about 72 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 78% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Athens average about 3.5 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in June 2026 and recorded 1 deficiency.
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 51%.
The community is located in McMinn County, TN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 8 problems at Nhc Healthcare, Athens. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Nhc Healthcare, Athens offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Limited liability company
- Beds / units 86
- Occupancy 78%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.1
- Annual staff turnover 51%
- Last health inspection June 2026
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