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NHC Healthcare, Athens provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services in Athens, Tennessee. Our clinical team focuses on recovery-centered care, combining medical expertise with personalized therapy to help patients regain independence and return home whenever possible.
Capacity
86 residents
Location
Athens, TN
Status
Listed in a public registry
1204 FRYE ST, Athens, Tennessee 37303
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 10, 2026, state inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Tennessee average is 4.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident a day, above the Tennessee average of 3 hours 48 minutes.
Medicare has not fined NHC Healthcare, Athens in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 4 minutesAbove the Tennessee average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 34 minutesBelow the Tennessee average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 51% |
1 health citation in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 10, 2026 · Standard inspection · 1 citation
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
1204 FRYE STAthens, TN 37303
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State inspectors visited on June 10, 2026 and cited 1 health deficiency. The Tennessee average is 4.4.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 4 minutes with each resident per day, including 34 minutes from registered nurses. 51% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against NHC Healthcare, Athens in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.