29 Best Nursing Homes in Tennessee: U.S. News

NASHVILLE, TN— Twenty-nine nursing homes in Tennessee are among some of the best in the country, according to a new list out Wednesday morning from U.S. News & World Report. Only 9 percent of nursing homes in Tennessee were included among the magazine's Best Nursing Homes.

U.S. News evaluated more than 15,000 nursing homes to come up with the slightly more than 2,000 included in the list of Best Nursing Homes. Millions of Americans will spend at least some time in a nursing home this year, noted Brian Kelly, editor and chief content officer of U.S. News.

“Finding a nursing home that meets an individual’s specific needs can be challenging for families,” Kelly said in a release. “Our nursing home ratings are designed to help potential residents and their loved ones navigate this difficult process.”

Here are the Tennessee nursing homes included in the list:

• NHC Healthcare, McMinnville
• Trevecca Health Care Center, Nashville
• Bethany Health Care Center, Nashville
• West Tennessee Transitional Care, Jackson
• Life Care Center of Morgan County, Wartburg
• Covington Care Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Covington
• Rogersville Care and Rehabilitation Center, Rogersville
• Woodcrest at Blakeford, Nashville
• Generations Center of Spencer, Spencer
• Adamsplace, LLC, Murfreesboro
• Savannah Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Savannah
• Shannondale of Maryville Health Care Center, Maryville
• Hermitage Health Center, Elizabethton
• Somerfield at the Heritage, Brentwood
• Humphreys Co Nursing Home, Waverly
• Pavilion-THS, LLC, Lebanon
• Good Samaritan Society - Fairfield Glade, Crossville
• Life Care Center of Hickory Woods, Antioch
• Wharton Nursing Home, Pleasant Hill
• NHC Healthcare, Kingsport
• Harbert Hills Academy N H, Savannah
• Baptist Health Care Center, Lenoir City
• NHC Healthcare, Athens
• Life Care Center of Hixson, Hixson
• NHC Healthcare, Farragut
• Life Care Center of Sparta, Sparta
• Knollwood Manor, Lafayette
• NHC Healthcare, Franklin
• Life Care Center of Gray, Gray

The methodology for the U.S. News “Best Nursing Home” designation relies on data from Nursing Home Compare at the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Factors included overall performance ratings, as well as ratings for key services over the 12 months ending in October 2016. See complete methodology.

California has the highest number of homes on the list for the second year in a row, followed by Ohio and Florida, according to U.S. News. Washington, D.C., Colorado and Delaware have the highest proportion of Best Nursing Homes as compared to the total number of homes evaluated.

U.S. News has also released its new Nursing Home Finder, providing a customizable tool to compare nursing homes based on a variety of factors, including location, distance, Medicare and Medicaid coverage and size.

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