Nursing Homes in Knoxville, Tennessee

With 15 nursing homes in the city, Knoxville, Tennessee has more nursing homes than many cities. The nursing homes here received a good city grade of B. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Morristown, which received a city grade of B. We found both cities to be acceptable options, with the facilities in Knoxville being every bit as good as those in Morristown. We were also pleased to find a few facilities here with grades of A- or higher. These nursing homes should be at the top of your list.

In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, most of the nursing homes in Knoxville performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded its facilities an A for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Knoxville also received an impressive nursing grade where it earned a B in this area. Rounding out its quality profile, we gave the city strong grades for our short-term care and long-term care categories as well.