Overview
Life Care Center of Ooltewah has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Tennessee average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ooltewah. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 84% of nursing homes in Tennessee (the state average is 3.8 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 29, 2026, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Tennessee average of 4.3. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 33% of Tennessee nursing homes have been fined.
Life Care Center of Ooltewah is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 78 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2013.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 5%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.30 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.06 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.06 hrs
- Nurse aides2.19 hrs
- Physical therapists0.32 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 78
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 30, 2013
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes