Tennova Lafollette Health And Rehab Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

57.3% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 80 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Met the expected recovery: 63.4% of this home’s Medicare short-stay residents left it at or above the ability to care for themselves and move around that CMS predicted for them, across 41 stays in Oct 2024–Sep 2025. The median of the 11,061 homes CMS publishes this for is 56.6%. Read it beside the getting-home figure, not instead of it: unlike the two measures above, CMS makes no better-or-worse call on this one and publishes no confidence interval for it, so this is a comparison and not a verdict — but it is the short-stay measure that separates homes most, and the one to ask about.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.35 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 59% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 1% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 98 beds and averages 58.1 residents a day — about 59% occupied, or roughly 40 beds typically open. It often has substantial empty capacity — worth asking why, since low census can reflect either a new or shrinking home or one families are avoiding. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.76 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.01 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 1.92 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.14 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 4.01 on weekdays — 22% thinner on weekends — a notable drop. RN hours go from 1.17 to 0.63 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 28% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

19 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 9 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · D2025-01-23 · tag F0641 — isolated
  Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on Centers for Medicare & [and] Medicaid Services [CMS] Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument [RAI] 3.0 User's Manual review, medical record review, and interview the facility failed to accurately code a Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment for oral/dental status for 1 resident (Resident #162) of 25 residents reviewed. The findings include: Review of the CMS Long-Term Care Facility RAI 3.0 User's Manual dated 10/2024, revealed .primary purpose as an assessment instrument is to identify resident care problems that are addressed in an individualized care plan .the assessment [MDS] accurately reflects the resident's status .registered nurse conducts or coordinates each assessment .SECTION L: ORAL/DENTAL STATUS .This item is intended to record any dental problems present in the 7-day look-back period .Check L0200B, no natural teeth or tooth fragment(s) (edentulous): if the resident is edentulous/lacks all natural teeth . Review of the medical record revealed Resident #162 was admitted to the…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-01-23 · tag F0698 — failed to provide proper dialysis care — isolated
  Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interviews the facility failed to document post dialysis assessments for 1 resident (Resident #20) of 1 resident reviewed for dialysis. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Dialysis, revised 5/6/2021, revealed .The facility staff will provide immediate monitoring and documentation of the status of the resident's access site(s) upon return from the dialysis treatment to observe for bleeding or other complications . Review of the medical record revealed Resident #20 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Major Depressive Disorder, Dependence on Renal Dialysis, Hypertension, Chronic Diastolic Congestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and End Stage Renal Disease. Review of an annual Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], revealed Resident #20 scored a 15 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) assessment which indicated the resident was cognitively intact.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-01-23 · tag F0761 — failed to label and store drugs safely — isolated
  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.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on facility policy review, observations, and interviews the facility failed to ensure expired supplies were not available for resident use for 2 medication storage rooms of 4 medication storage rooms observed. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Medication Administration Guidelines, dated [DATE], revealed .The expiration/beyond use date .must be checked . During an observation on [DATE] at 9:55 AM, of the 2nd floor north medication storage room with Registered Nurse (RN) C revealed: *1-20 gauge (G) X (by)1 ¼ inch intravenous (IV) catheter with expiration date of [DATE]. *1-20 G X 1 ¼ inch IV catheter with expiration date of [DATE]. *5-20 G X 1 ¼ inch IV catheters with expiration date of [DATE]. During an interview on [DATE] at 10:15 AM, RN C confirmed the IV catheters were expired.During an observation on [DATE] at 1:16 PM, of the 3rd floor medication storage room with RN A revealed: *8-0.97 ounce individual packets of nutrition powder with expiration date of [DATE]. *27-blue top…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-04 · tag F0656 — failed to write and follow a full care plan — isolated
  Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on review of a facility policy, medical record review and interview the facility failed to develop a comprehensive care plan for placement of a midline catheter for one Resident (#8) of 3 residents reviewed. The findings included: Review of the facility's policy titled Care Plan, Comprehensive Person-Centered, dated 6/13/2022 revealed .the facility will ensure that a comprehensive, person-centered care plan that is consistent with the resident's rights, needs, and choices is developed and implemented . Review of the medical record revealed Resident #2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Emphysema, Anxiety Disorder, and Chronic Respiratory Failure. Review of a comprehensive care plan dated 4/18/2024, revealed the midline catheter had not been included on the care plan. Review a quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], revealed Resident #2 scored 14 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) assessment which indicated the resident was cognitively intact.…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-04 · tag F0694 — isolated
  Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on facility policy review, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections review, medical record review, and interview the facility failed to obtain a physician's order for dressing changes for a midline intravenous (IV) catheter, failed to ensure daily assessments of the midline IV site were completed, and failed to change the dressing for 1 resident (Resident #2 ) of 3 residents reviewed for IV therapy. The findings included: Review of the facility policy titled Midline Dressing Changes, revised 12/30/1899 [the Administrator confirmed revision date was error] revealed .To preform, using sterile technique, a Midline dressing change every 7 days and as needed if the dressing becomes soiled, loose, or saturated .Document in care manager [electronic medical record] the procedure, assessment of site, and how patient tolerated procedure. Review of the Summary of Recommendations Infection Control from the Center of Disease Control dated 2/28/2024, revealed replace dressings used on short-term CVC [central venous…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2024-11-04 · tag F0726 — failed to have competent, trained nursing staff — isolated
  Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on facility policy review, interview, review of personnel records, staff education, and staff competencies, the facility failed to ensure qualified staff completed tasks within their scope of practice for 1 of 7 staff reviewed for competency. The findings include: Review of a facility policy titled Blood Glucose Monitoring-Using the Accu-Check, dated 1/26/2023, revealed .testing is to be performed by trained personnel. Trained personnel may include a licensed nurse, perfusionist, laboratory personnel and ancillary staff members . Review of a facility document Position Description/Competency Based Evaluation Nursing Assistants, undated revealed no documentation or competency for preforming blood glucose level. Review of the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) E personnel file revealed no documentation of education/training for obtaining blood glucose level. The CNA had received a termination notice on 2/15/2024 for obtaining a patients blood glucose without proper training. Review of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) F personnel file revealed the LPN had been terminated for…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2024-11-04 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observation, and interviews the facility failed to follow infection control practices during resident care for 1 resident (Resident #8) of 3 residents observed for Enhanced Barrier Precautions. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled Infection Control Program, dated 1/18/2024, revealed .the facility will establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe sanitary .environment to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections . Review of the medical record revealed Resident #8 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including Sepsis Unspecified Organism, Venous Insufficiency, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, and Anxiety Disorder. Review of an admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], revealed Resident #8 scored a 13 on the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) assessment which indicated the resident was cognitively intact. Active…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · F2022-04-06 · tag F0812 — failed to store, cook, and serve food safely — widespread
  Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on facility policy review, temperature log review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to maintain an appropriate temperature in the freezer and failed to ensure temperature logs were maintained for the refrigerator and freezer in 1 of 2 nourishment rooms which had the potential to affect 55 of 56 residents in the facility. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, NURSING UNIT STOCK, dated 1/2022, showed .Nursing personnel are responsible for the once daily temperature monitoring of unit refrigerator(s) on a posted temperature sheet .If the refrigeration unit includes a freezer, the temperature in the freezer is also recorded once daily (ideal temperature is 0 [degrees] F [Fahrenheit], but may go as high as 10 [degrees] F in the nursing pantries if food remains solid to touch . Review of the 2nd North Nourishment Room FREEZER TEMPERATURE LOGS dated 4/2022, showed .Please place an X in the appropriate box for freezer temperature readings daily. If temperatures fall outside the gray zone, corrective actions must be taken .Dietary action steps…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2022-04-06 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on facility policy review, medical record review, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure medical information was not visible for 5 residents (Resident #14, #27, #29, #15, and #24) of 56 residents reviewed for dignity. The findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, ATTACHMENT I: Resident Rights Policy, revised 1/2014, showed .Every Facility Resident has the following minimum rights .respect and full recognition of his/her dignity .The Resident has a right to a dignified existence .The resident has the right to personal privacy and confidentiality . Record review showed Resident #14 was admitted on [DATE] with diagnoses including Adult Failure to Thrive, Dysphagia, and Alzheimer's. Review of a quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE], showed Resident #14 was rarely or never understood and had severe cognitive impairment. During observation on 4/4/2022 at 10:28 AM, revealed signage on the nightstand read, .[Resident #14's initials] .[Resident's room number]…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2022-04-06 · tag F0604 — failed to not use physical restraints improperly — isolated
  Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on facility policy review, medical record review, interview, and observation, the facility failed to obtain a signed consent indicating the potential risks and benefits for the use of a restraint from the resident's representative prior to the use of a restraint and failed to document the monitoring and supervision provided during the use of a restraint to check ever 30 minutes and release and reapply every 2 hours for toileting and range of motion for 1 resident (Resident #2) of 1 resident reviewed for restraint use. The findings include: Review of the facility policy titled, Restraints, Use of, revised 2/17/2020, showed .The following safety guidelines shall be .documented while a resident is in restraints .A resident placed in a restraint will be observed at least every thirty (30) minutes by nursing personnel .Restrained residents must be repositioned at least every two (2) hours on all shifts .Residents and/or surrogate /sponsor shall be informed about the potential risks and the benefits of all…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 21 rows in the source record cover these 16 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted.

4 organizational owners listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

What families pay in TN