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Life Care Center of Collegedale
9210 Apison Pike Po Box 658, Collegedale, TN 37315 (opens Google Maps) · Hamilton County · (423) 396-2182· 124 certified beds · avg 113 residents/day · certified since Jul 1, 1992 · 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: LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA (194 facilities, chain avg rating 3.4★)
3/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Mar 29, 2023
0
Serious findings on record
$0
Fines, last 3 years
3.23
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5 · how star ratings work →
⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.
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.
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 8 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
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
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 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2025 | 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 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 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 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | 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 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not arrange hospice services for a resident who needed them, or help the resident move to a facility that could arrange hospice. Hospice provides comfort-focused care for people nearing the end of life. · F-0849 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | B · Potential for minimal harm, pattern | 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. · F-0732 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | 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 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide timely, quality laboratory tests to meet residents' needs. · F-0770 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep its building and grounds safe, functional, clean, and comfortable for residents, staff, and visitors. · F-0921 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 4).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2020
All citations: 3
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2023
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 1
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | E |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 1 | 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.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityTennessee averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 3.23
Tennessee average: 3.62
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.73
Tennessee average: 0.57
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.82
Tennessee average: 3.15
U.S. average: 3.50
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) | 3.23 | 3.62 | 3.95 | bottom 30% in Tennessee; bottom 23% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.69 | top 21% in Tennessee; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.82 | 3.15 | 3.50 | bottom 33% in Tennessee; bottom 22% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.48 | top 21% in Tennessee; top 32% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.8 | 48.9 | 45.8 | top 16% in Tennessee; top 26% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 37.0 | 43.2 | 42.9 | top 39% in Tennessee; top 42% 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 3.35, RN 0.75, weekend 2.92.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.35 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
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: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fund I Investments Limited Partnership | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 96% | 08/23/1995 |
| Colbaugh, Emily | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2024 |
| Colbaugh, Emily | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2024 |
| Colbaugh, Emily | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/17/2025 |
| Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/1990 |
| Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2000 |
| CRHC LLC | Organization | General Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2017 |
| Cross, Cindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/21/1994 |
| Developers Investment Company INC | Organization | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Fletcher, Todd | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/02/2020 |
| Fund I Investments Limited Partnership | Organization | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Fund I Investments Limited Partnership | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/31/2000 |
| HCF INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| HCF INC | Organization | Limited Partnership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/23/1995 |
| Henry, Terry | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/16/1999 |
| Lay, Lisa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2018 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/1990 |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/17/2025 |
| Loga, Alice | Individual | Managing Control - Governing Body | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/26/2023 |
| Loga, Alice | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/26/2023 |
Showing 20 of 29 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 9 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
Other facilities in the same chain
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.
- Life Care Center of Columbia — Columbia, TN · overall 4/5
- Life Care Center of Crossville — Crossville, TN · overall 4/5
- Life Care Center of East Ridge — Chattanooga, TN · overall 3/5
- Life Care Center of Elizabethton — Elizabethton, TN · overall 3/5
- Life Care Center of Gray — Gray, TN · overall 1/5
- Life Care Center of Greeneville — Greeneville, TN · overall 3/5
- Life Care Center of Hickory Woods — Antioch, TN · overall 5/5
- Life Care Center of Hixson — Hixson, TN · overall 1/5
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.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Who completes resident assessments here, and how do you check them for accuracy?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can you give me examples of how your staff protect residents' dignity in everyday care, like bathing and dressing?"
- "How do you coordinate hospice care, and can residents stay here while receiving it?"
- "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "How quickly are lab tests done and results acted on when a resident's doctor orders them?"
- "Can we tour the whole building today, including resident bathrooms and common areas, not just the lobby?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Tennessee midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 36% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "The ownership record on file lists 29 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (12 closest of 21 within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life Care Center of Ooltewah | 3.0 mi | Ooltewah, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Chattanooga Health and Rehab Center | 3.5 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| The Health Center at Standifer Place | 5.1 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Life Care Center of East Ridge | 9.9 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Tennessee State Veterans Home- Cleveland | 10.7 mi | Cleveland, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| NHC Healthcare, Chattanooga | 12.0 mi | Chattanooga, TN | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Hixson | 12.4 mi | Hixson, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare Ft Oglethorpe | 12.4 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Pruitthealth - Fort Oglethorpe | 12.9 mi | Fort Oglethorpe, GA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Cleveland | 13.6 mi | Cleveland, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Signature Healthcare of Cleveland | 13.9 mi | Cleveland, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Bradley Health Care & Rehab | 14.0 mi | Cleveland, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
Compare this facility with the 3 closest →
Other facilities in the same county
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.
- Life Care Center of Red Bank — Chattanooga, TN · overall 2/5
- Siskin Subacute West — Chattanooga, TN · overall 5/5
- Soddy-Daisy Health Care Center — Soddy-Daisy, TN · overall 3/5
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 445294.