Nursing Homes in Tennessee
Tennessee has 303 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 159 cities, with a statewide average CMS overall rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars. Browse by city below to compare CMS ratings, inspection history, and staffing, all sourced from official CMS data.
Rating distribution in Tennessee is 1 star: 73 facilities (24%), 2 star: 63 facilities (21%), 3 star: 56 facilities (19%), 4 star: 57 facilities (19%), and 5 star: 49 facilities (16%), with 4-5 star facilities totaling 106 (36%) and 1-2 star facilities totaling 136 (46%). Tennessee’s average CMS overall star rating is 2.8 out of 5 compared with the national average of 3.0 out of 5, meaning Tennessee is 0.20 below the national average.
Tennessee has 303 total nursing home facilities and 34,568 certified beds, with an average total nurse staffing of 3.86 hours per resident day (HPRD). Medicare certification applies to 98.7% of facilities and Medicaid certification applies to 92.4% of facilities, and there are 12 Special Focus Facilities on the CMS poor-performer watch list.
Browse by City
- Adamsville (1)
- Alamo (1)
- Andersonville (1)
- Antioch (2)
- Ardmore (1)
- Ashland City (2)
- Athens (2)
- Bartlett (3)
- Bells (1)
- Blountville (2)
- Bolivar (2)
- Brentwood (1)
- Brownsville (1)
- Bruceton (1)
- Byrdstown (1)
- Camden (1)
- Carthage (1)
- Celina (1)
- Centerville (1)
- Chattanooga (6)
- Chuckey (1)
- Church Hill (1)
- Clarksville (5)
- Cleveland (4)
- Clinton (1)
- Collegedale (1)
- Collierville (2)
- Columbia (4)
- Cookeville (3)
- Copperhill (1)
- Cordova (3)
- Covington (2)
- Crossville (3)
- Dandridge (1)
- Dayton (2)
- Decatur (1)
- Decaturville (1)
- Dickson (2)
- Dover (1)
- Dresden (2)
- Dunlap (1)
- Dyer (1)
- Dyersburg (3)
- Elizabethton (5)
- Erin (1)
- Erwin (3)
- Etowah (2)
- Fayetteville (2)
- Franklin (4)
- Gainesboro (1)
- Gallatin (3)
- Gallaway (1)
- Germantown (1)
- Goodlettsville (2)
- Gray (1)
- Greeneville (3)
- Harriman (1)
- Harrogate (1)
- Hartsville (1)
- Henderson (1)
- Hendersonville (1)
- Hermitage (1)
- Hixson (1)
- Hohenwald (1)
- Humboldt (2)
- Huntingdon (1)
- Huntsville (1)
- Jackson (6)
- Jamestown (1)
- Jefferson City (2)
- Jellico (1)
- Johnson City (6)
- Jonesborough (1)
- Kingsport (5)
- Knoxville (13)
- Lafayette (1)
- Lafollette (2)
- Lawrenceburg (3)
- Lebanon (3)
- Lewisburg (2)
- Lexington (2)
- Linden (1)
- Livingston (1)
- Loudon (1)
- Louisville (1)
- Lynchburg (1)
- Madison (1)
- Madisonville (1)
- Manchester (2)
- Martin (2)
- Maryville (5)
- Maynardville (1)
- Mc Kenzie (2)
- Mcminnville (2)
- Medina (1)
- Memphis (16)
- Milan (1)
- Millington (1)
- Monteagle (1)
- Monterey (1)
- Morristown (2)
- Mount Juliet (1)
- Mount Pleasant (1)
- Mountain City (1)
- Murfreesboro (6)
- Nashville (11)
- New Tazewell (1)
- Newport (2)
- Oak Ridge (2)
- Old Hickory (1)
- Oneida (1)
- Ooltewah (1)
- Paris (2)
- Parsons (1)
- Pigeon Forge (1)
- Pikeville (1)
- Pleasant Hill (1)
- Portland (1)
- Pulaski (2)
- Puryear (1)
- Red Boiling Springs (1)
- Ridgely (1)
- Ripley (2)
- Roan Mountain (1)
- Rockwood (1)
- Rocky Top (1)
- Rogersville (1)
- Rutledge (1)
- Savannah (5)
- Selmer (1)
- Sevierville (1)
- Shelbyville (1)
- Signal Mountain (1)
- Smithville (1)
- Smyrna (2)
- Sneedville (1)
- Soddy-Daisy (1)
- Somerville (1)
- South Pittsburg (1)
- Sparta (2)
- Spencer (1)
- Spring City (1)
- Spring Hill (1)
- Springfield (2)
- Sweetwater (2)
- Tazewell (1)
- Tiptonville (1)
- Trenton (1)
- Tullahoma (2)
- Union City (3)
- Wartburg (1)
- Waverly (2)
- Waynesboro (1)
- Westmoreland (1)
- White House (1)
- White Pine (1)
- Whites Creek (1)
- Winchester (3)
- Woodbury (1)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many nursing homes are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 303 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes across 159 cities listed on CareQED.
What is the average nursing home rating in Tennessee?
Nursing homes in Tennessee have a statewide average CMS overall rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars.
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated: May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated: May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated: May 1, 2026.
CareQED Last Updated: June 22, 2026.