Andersonville, TN · 4.8 miles away
Rocky Top Care Center
⌖ Rocky Top, TN · Anderson County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds117
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Rocky Top Care Center
Rocky Top Care Center is a 117-bed for-profit nursing home in Rocky Top, TN. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Tennessee is 3.0. Medicare lists it as a candidate for its Special Focus program because of a history of serious problems. At its last full inspection (Mar 2026), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Tennessee average of 4.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 01 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Tennessee average of 3 hr 48 min. About 46% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $86,768 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameRocky Top Care Center
LocationAnderson County, Tennessee
Phone(865) 426-2147
Address204 Industrial Park Rd Po Box 659, Rocky Top, TN 37769 · Anderson County
CMS provider number445259
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceAugust 2, 1990 (36 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Mar 2026.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Mar 2026)Tennessee average: 4.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident56 min a dayTennessee average: 36 minStrength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 01 min a dayTennessee average: 3 hr 48 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover46% a yearTennessee average: 49%About average
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus Facility candidateYesMedicare lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus program, which follows homes with a history of quality problems more closely.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $86,768Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Aug 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Tennessee average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.7%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.6%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.8%State average: 5.0%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs13.9%State average: 16.8%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.7Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Tennessee average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Tennessee, Medicaid pays for 63% of resident days at a typical home.
- 76% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 22% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average76%Tennessee typical: 73%
Cost of care per resident day$267Tennessee typical: $352
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 2 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing4★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.0
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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