Nursing Homes in Kingsport, TN- Monthly Analysis & Key Metrics
Data as of March 24, 2024
Reviewed by Richard Saunders
The City Level Skilled Nursing Home Analysis Report
Recently, the Biden administration announced a goal of improving nursing home care, as highlighted in several important announcements (see the initial announcement and a subsequent announcement). While this is a commendable goal, it is not entirely clear what the best approach is for achieving it. Proposing minimum staffing levels for all nursing homes simplifies a complicated issue. Nursing Homes address a wide range of resident needs, from short-term rehabilitation to long-term care to dementia and memory issues, that require different levels of care. It also fails to address a national staffing shortage that will likely only worsen.
At NursingHomeDatabase.com, we believe that one critical element of any improvement effort is to have access to good, clear data and analysis that can help everyone understand the current state of affairs, identify trends, and track progress over time. To this end, we have built this series of reports that will try to illuminate the key metrics of nursing home performance for each state. Our reports are designed to provide valuable insights and inform policymakers, healthcare providers, and families who are interested in nursing home care.
The analysis for the state level report cards of nursing home care is primarily derived from data that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ("CMS") provides. CMS publishes weekly data about nursing home occupancy and COVID-19 infections and publishes monthly reports with ratings, staffing levels, and deficiencies.
Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Kingsport
The 10,000 foot view
Updated on March 24, 2024
This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.
According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Kingsport has a total of 23 active skilled nursing facilities and 2,334 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Kingsport of 119,666, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 51.27 persons in Kingsport. There were 1,765 residents in nursing homes as March 24, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 75.62 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)
According to the monthly data, Kingsport has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.
The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Kingsport and a comparison to the state and national averages:
Staffing Levels | City | State / National |
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Registered Nurse (RN) | 0.64 | 0.57 / 0.65 |
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) | 2.06 | 2.04 / 2.26 |
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | 1.03 | 1.11 / 0.88 |
All Staff | 3.74 | 3.72 / 3.78 |
State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Tennessee.
COVID-19 Infections in Kingsport Nursing Homes
While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Kingsport there were a total of 15 new cases and 15 new deaths among residents for the week ending March 24, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.
New and Lost Nursing Homes in Kingsport
No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.
No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.
Occupancy Percentages for Kingsport Nursing Homes
The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Kingsport, TN. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.
Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Kingsport
The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Kingsport based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.
Facility | Rating |
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Nhc Healthcare, Johnson City 3209 BRISTOL HWY JOHNSON CITY, TN |
3.33 |
Signature Healthcare of Greeneville 106 HOLT COURT GREENEVILLE, TN |
12.67 |
Signature Healthcare of Elizabethon Rehab and Wellne 1200 SPRUCE LANE ELIZABETHTON, TN |
3.33 |
Princeton Transitional Care and Assisted Living 401 PRINCETON ROAD JOHNSON CITY, TN |
6.00 |
Nhc Healthcare, Kingsport 2300 PAVILION DRIVE KINGSPORT, TN |
10.67 |
Ivy Hall Nursing Home 301 WATAUGA AVE ELIZABETHTON, TN |
4.00 |
The Wexford House 2421 JOHN B DENNIS HIGHWAY KINGSPORT, TN |
10.67 |
Hermitage Health Center 1633 HILLVIEW DRIVE ELIZABETHTON, TN |
8.00 |
Hillview Health Center 1666 HILLVIEW DRIVE ELIZABETHTON, TN |
11.33 |
Holston Rehabilitation and Care Center 3641 MEMORIAL BLVD KINGSPORT, TN |
12.67 |
The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Kingsport based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.
Facility | Rating |
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Orchard View Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center 2035 STONEBROOK PLACE KINGSPORT, TN |
206.17 |
Church Hill Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center 701 WEST MAIN BLVD CHURCH HILL, TN |
513.33 / |
Abundant Christian Living Community Rehabilitation 2012 SHERWOOD DRIVE JOHNSON CITY, TN |
18.67 |
Life Care Center of Elizabethton 1641 HIGHWAY 19E ELIZABETHTON, TN |
13.33 |
Four Oaks Health Care Center 1101 PERSIMMON RIDGE RD JONESBOROUGH, TN |
27.33 / |
Lakebridge, A Waters Community, LLC 115 WOODLAWN DRIVE JOHNSON CITY, TN |
18.67 |
Asbury Place at Kingsport 100 NETHERLAND LANE KINGSPORT, TN |
48.33 |
Greystone Health Care Center 181 DUNLAP ROAD BLOUNTVILLE, TN |
32.33 |
Durham-Hensley Health and Rehabilitation 55 NURSING HOME RD CHUCKEY, TN |
14.67 |
Life Care Center of Gray 791 OLD GRAY STATION ROAD GRAY, TN |
20.67 |
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