Life Care Center of Athens

Life Care Center of Athens, Athens, TN: cited for abuse, rated 2 of 5, 3.54 nursing hours a resident. Every figure sourced and dated.

Life Care Center of Athens is a nursing home at 1234 Frye Street PO Box 786, Athens, TN, 37371, (423) 745-8181. Every figure below is published by Medicare and reproduced here unchanged.

CMS flags this home for abuse citations on a recent inspection.

• CMS overall rating: 2 of 5
• Health inspection: 1 of 5
• Staffing: 4 of 5
• Nursing hours per resident per day: 3.54
• Nursing staff who left in a year: 29%
• Inspection findings on file: 12
• Fines: $19,145
• Certified beds: 128
• Residents on an average day: 95
• Ownership: For profit - Corporation
• Part of: Life Care Centers of America
• County: Mc Minn

Other nursing homes within 15 miles

• NHC Healthcare, Athens — 0.7 miles, 5 of 5 overall
• Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation — 7.2 miles, 5 of 5 overall
• Etowah Health and Rehabilitation — 8.8 miles, 1 of 5 overall
• Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing — 11 miles, 2 of 5 overall
• Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center — 12 miles, 3 of 5 overall
• Monroe Health and Rehabilitation Center — 13 miles, 3 of 5 overall

Distances are straight-line miles from this address, not drive time.

Compare it against every nursing home in Tennessee, or the ones near Athens.

Source: CMS Care Compare — Nursing Home Provider Information, data as of 2026-08-01.