Life Care Center of East Ridge
Nursing home in Chattanooga, TN
Medicare-certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1502 McDonald Road, Chattanooga, TN 37412
- Phone
- (423) 894-1254
- Listed under
- For-profit, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 445528
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 84
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- East Ridge SNF Operations, LLC
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jun 13, 2017
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 21, 2025. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 20, 2022 to Aug 21, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| Aug 21, 2025 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. | D |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D |
| Jun 5, 2024 | PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities | D |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.43 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.81 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.37 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.07 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 48%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 47%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
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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