8249 Standifer Gap Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421 (opens Google Maps) · Hamilton County · (423) 892-1716· 127 certified beds · avg 79 residents/day · certified since Jun 29, 1988 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: VERTICAL HEALTH SERVICES (15 facilities, chain avg rating 1.9★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Showing the latest 3 of 22 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. F-0812
The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. F-0582
The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. F-0756
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. · F-0582 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. · F-0756 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · F-0814 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not keep all essential equipment working safely — things like heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, and medical devices. · F-0908 |
| May 22, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · F-0814 |
| May 22, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not honor residents' right to manage their own money and financial affairs. · from a complaint · F-0567 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not properly hold, secure, and manage residents' personal money that was deposited with it for safekeeping. Facilities holding residents' funds must keep careful, honest accounts. · from a complaint · F-0568 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not properly notify residents about the balance of money it holds for them, or failed to return those funds when a resident was discharged, evicted, or died. · from a complaint · F-0569 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a proper governing body legally responsible for its policies and operations, or that body failed to appoint a properly licensed administrator to manage the facility. · from a complaint · F-0837 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them. · F-0865 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. · F-0692 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility admitted a resident without a doctor's order, or did not make sure each resident stayed under a doctor's ongoing care. · F-0710 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · F-0726 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · F-0755 |
| Jul 21, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (6 → 6).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | F |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | F |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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1 fine totaling $6,509.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $6,509 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.08 | 3.62 | 3.95 | bottom 21% in Tennessee; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.69 | bottom 44% in Tennessee; bottom 35% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.59 | 3.15 | 3.50 | bottom 19% in Tennessee; bottom 12% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.48 | bottom 9% in Tennessee; bottom 10% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 77.6 | 48.9 | 45.8 | bottom 1% in Tennessee; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | — | 43.2 | 42.9 | — |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.22, RN 0.51, weekend 2.71.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.22 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 1/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS TN Opco Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 11/13/2024 |
| Heisser, Randy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Heisser, Randy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Linville, Amy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Linville, Amy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Miller, William | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Miller, William | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2024 |
| Vertical Health Services LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/19/2024 |
All 8 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Vertical Health Services — 15 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 14 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Health Center at Standifer Place | 2.0 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Collegedale | 3.5 mi | Collegedale, TN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Ooltewah | 4.3 mi | Ooltewah, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of East Ridge | 6.5 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga | 8.5 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe | 9.3 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe | 9.7 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Hixson | 10.3 mi | Hixson, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Siskin Subacute West | 10.6 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Center for Advanced Rehab at Parkside, the | 11.0 mi | Rossville, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare Rossville | 11.6 mi | Rossville, GA | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Red Bank | 12.9 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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CMS records place this facility in Hamilton, TN — 11 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 445205.
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