The Waters of Roan Highlands,llc

Nursing home in Roan Mountain, TN

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 146 Buck Creek Road, Roan Mountain, TN 37687
Phone: (423) 772-0161
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 445396
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 5 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 80
Average residents per day: 72
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: The Waters of Roan Highlands, LLC
Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting (69 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: May 20, 1997
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 445396. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 13, 2026. CMS lists 0 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections.

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: 3.32 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.38 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.93 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.85 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 29%
RN turnover (yearly): 14%
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.