Best Nursing Homes in Tennessee — 2026 Rankings
Tennessee has 307 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 14.8 deficiencies per facility, with 8 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Fort Sanders Tcu — Knoxville (0 deficiencies)
- Jefferson Park At White Pine — White Pine (0 deficiencies)
- Regional One Health Subacute Care — Memphis (0 deficiencies)
- Tennessee State Veterans Home- Cleveland — Cleveland (0 deficiencies)
- The Waters Of Roan Highlands,llc — Roan Mountain (0 deficiencies)
- Ahc Mckenzie — Mc Kenzie (2 deficiencies)
- Ivy Hall Nursing Home — Elizabethton (2 deficiencies)
- Kirby Pines Manor — Memphis (2 deficiencies)
- Life Care Center Of Tullahoma — Tullahoma (2 deficiencies)
- Lynchburg Nursing Center — Lynchburg (2 deficiencies)
- Nhc Healthcare, Kingsport — Kingsport (2 deficiencies)
- Princeton Transitional Care & Assisted Living — Johnson City (2 deficiencies)
- Signature Healthcare Of Elizabethon Rehab & Wellne — Elizabethton (2 deficiencies)
- Wood Village — Sweetwater (2 deficiencies)
- Adamsplace, LLC — Murfreesboro (3 deficiencies)
- Allen Morgan Health And Rehabilitation Center — Memphis (3 deficiencies)
- Nhc Healthcare, Johnson City — Johnson City (3 deficiencies)
- Nhc Healthcare, Somerville — Somerville (3 deficiencies)
- Waters Of Bristol A Rehabilitation And Nursing — Blountville (3 deficiencies)
- Bledsoe County Nursing Home — Pikeville (4 deficiencies)
- Hancock Manor Nursing Home — Sneedville (4 deficiencies)
- Lebanon Center For Rehabilitation And Healing, LLC — Lebanon (4 deficiencies)
- Life Care Center Of Athens — Athens (4 deficiencies)
- Nhc Healthcare, Dickson — Dickson (4 deficiencies)
- Nhc Healthcare, Mcminnville — Mcminnville (4 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Tennessee
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,029 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 864 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 536 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 437 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 435 citations