Life Care Center of Sparta
508 Mose Dr, Sparta, TN 38583-1211
This beautifully landscaped facility is located in rural middle Tennessee. The campus, a JCAHO-accredited building, features numerous outdoor courtyards for residents and families to enjoy. Life Care Center of Sparta offers a variety of services and amenities to meet the total nursing care needs of each resident. This nursing home facility includes an assisted living wing for those residents who need minimal care, a specialized Alzheimer's care unit and a state-of-the-art wing dedicated to inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. This center was voted the number-one medical facility in White county and ranked as a five-star facility by The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Life Care Center of Sparta is licensed for 100 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Sparta average about 99 beds.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Sparta average about 4.0 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 5 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2025 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 39%.
The community is located in White County, TN.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 5 problems at Life Care Center of Sparta. 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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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.
Life Care Center of Sparta offers assisted living, memory care, and nursing home care.
Facility details
- Beds / units 100
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.8
- Annual staff turnover 39%
- Last health inspection May 2025
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