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NHC Healthcare, Johnson City

Johnson City, Tennessee · CCN 445024

10 surveys since 2010, 1 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
24
Surveys
10
Harm or worse
1
Immediate jeopardy
0
The record, 2010–2022
’10’15’20’22
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Harm or worse1

Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file9/10

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
167
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION
County
Washington
Medicare-certified since
1967

CMS ratings

Overall
5
Health inspection
5
Staffing
3
Quality measures
5

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Not shown for this facility: too few citations in window (n=1, floor 20).

Last survey on record

May 11, 2022

1,643 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.893.56
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.50—
Annual nurse turnover28.9%48.6%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG—H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1100.0%E—F—
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 1 of the 24 citations on record.

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at NHC Healthcare, Johnson City, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedF790May 11, 2022

    Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide dental services for 1 resident (Resident #29) of 21 sampled residents. The finding include: Review of the facility policy Patient Rights, Dental Services, dated 1/2018, showed .the center will assist patients in obtaining routine and emergency dental services from an outside source .assist if necessary or requested in making appointments . Review of the medical record showed Resident #29 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . Review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], revealed a Brief Interview of Mental Status (BIMS) of 13, indicating intact cognition. […]

Read 21 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 21 of 24 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • May 11, 2022Standard1 finding
  • Jul 25, 2018Standard2 findings
  • May 24, 2017Standard2 findings
  • Jun 2, 2016Standard1 finding
  • Jun 24, 2015Standard4 findings
  • Mar 19, 2014Standard3 findings
  • Jan 9, 2013—7 findings
  • Jun 8, 2011—1 finding · 1 harm
Show the 2 earlier surveys
  • Apr 28, 2011—1 finding
  • Jul 21, 2010—2 findings

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

Comparable facilities

The nearest facilities to this one in the same peer group, by weighted findings.

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