Fort Sanders Tcu

Nursing home in Knoxville, TN

Medicare-certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
Phone: (865) 541-1111
Listed under: Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 445328
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 1 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 24
Average residents per day: 18
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name: Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Certified for: Medicare
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: May 31, 1994
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: Yes
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 445328. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 17, 2026. CMS lists 1 health citation for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 17, 2026 to Jun 17, 2026): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 17, 2026	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 5.18 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 2.77 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.63 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 4.50 hours
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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