1965 Stewart Lane, Louisville, TN 37777 (opens Google Maps) · Blount County · (865) 984-3146· 120 certified beds · avg 99 residents/day · certified since Jan 14, 2016 · Medicare only — not Medicaid certified
Certified for Medicare only. Medicare pays for short rehabilitation stays, not for long-term care — and this facility cannot bill Medicaid, which is what most families rely on for a long stay. Ask what a long-term stay here would cost and how it would be paid for. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 3/5 · 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.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Jul 10, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Jul 31, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 15 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. F-0550
The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. F-0561
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · F-0550 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' right to make their own choices about their daily lives, such as when to wake up, what to eat, or how to spend their time. · F-0561 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 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 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. · F-0656 |
| Dec 6, 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 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | 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 |
| Dec 6, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. · F-0636 |
| Dec 6, 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 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · from a complaint · F-0732 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint · F-0641 |
| Jul 10, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint · F-0677 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | 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 |
| Sep 22, 2021 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not immediately notify the resident, their doctor, and a family member when something significant happened — such as an injury, a decline in health, or a room change. Families and doctors are entitled to know right away. · F-0580 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (5 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | D |
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 $8,018.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
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) | 3.73 | 3.62 | 3.95 | top 33% in Tennessee; bottom 48% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.69 | top 10% in Tennessee; top 23% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.50 | top 47% in Tennessee; bottom 34% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.48 | top 6% in Tennessee; top 16% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 51.4 | 48.9 | 45.8 | bottom 45% in Tennessee; bottom 33% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 59.3 | 43.2 | 42.9 | bottom 23% in Tennessee; bottom 23% in the U.S. |
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 3.79, RN 0.88, weekend 3.12.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.79 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 4/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
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 - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/1997 |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/1997 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2021 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/02/2020 |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/26/2015 |
| Kovach, Laurinda | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Kovach, Laurinda | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2018 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/26/2015 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Miranda, Juan | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/15/2021 |
| Miranda, Juan | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/15/2021 |
| Miranda, Juan | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
| Preston, Aubrey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/27/2024 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/1997 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/1997 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/1997 |
| Preston, Forrest | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2015 |
| Salazar-Catron, Teresa | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/13/2015 |
| Salazar-Catron, Teresa | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/03/2025 |
Showing 20 of 25 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 5 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 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 193 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center | 5.7 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | SFF |
| Asbury Place at Maryville | 6.6 mi | Maryville, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Fairpark Health and Rehabilitation | 6.7 mi | Maryville, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Ocoee Transitional Care Center LLC | 6.8 mi | Maryville, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation | 7.3 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| West Hills Health and Rehab | 7.3 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 | |
| Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation | 7.3 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Farragut | 7.6 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Shannondale of Maryville Health Care Center | 7.7 mi | Maryville, TN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Foothills Transitional Care and Rehabilitation | 8.1 mi | Maryville, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Ft Sanders | 8.4 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Fort Sanders Tcu | 8.4 mi | Knoxville, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 445520.
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