NHC Healthcare - Oak Ridge
Nursing Home Facility
300 Laboratory Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
NHC provides services to 75 long-term health care centers with 9,456 beds. NHC's affiliates also operate 36 homecare programs, six independent living centers and 17 assisted living communities.
Operated by National HealthCare Corporation, which runs 89 communities in our directory.
NHC Healthcare - Oak Ridge is licensed for 128 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Oak Ridge average about 107 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 82% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Oak Ridge average about 2.5 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in February 2026 and recorded 2 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Oak Ridge average about 3.4 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 58%.
The community is located in Anderson County, TN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 9 problems at NHC Healthcare - Oak Ridge. 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
Quality of Life and Care
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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 - Oak Ridge offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 128
- Occupancy 82%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.9
- Annual staff turnover 58%
- Last health inspection February 2026
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