# Nhc Healthcare, Sparta Nhc Healthcare, Sparta is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Sparta, TN, CMS Certification Number 445130, with 96 certified beds and about 93 residents per day. CMS rates it 4/5 overall (health inspections 3/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 5/5). ## Key facts - Status: Active CMS certification - Address: 34 Gracey St, Sparta, TN 38583 (White County) - Ownership type: For profit - Limited Liability company - Operator (legal business name): [Nhc Healthcare-Sparta LLC](https://carefield.site/operator/op-nhc-healthcare-sparta-llc) - CMS chain: [National Healthcare Corporation](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-364) — 72 facilities - Phone: 9318362211 - Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/445130 ## Inspection record 6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-06-24); 23 citations (7 health, 16 fire safety); 1 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history. - 2026-06-24 — [F-0689](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0689) Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. — scope/severity G (Actual harm (not immediate jeopardy)); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [E-0039](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0039) Conduct testing and exercise requirements. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0511](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0511) Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0541](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0541) Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0712](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0712) Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2026-06-24 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [E-0020](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0020) Establish policies and procedures including evacuation. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [E-0030](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0030) List the names and contact information of those in the facility. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [E-0039](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0039) Conduct testing and exercise requirements. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [K-0363](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0363) Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [K-0521](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0521) Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [F-0578](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0578) Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [F-0600](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0600) Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected; complaint survey - 2025-06-11 — [F-0695](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0695) Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [F-0812](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0812) Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - 2025-06-11 — [F-0925](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0925) Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected - …and 3 more on the source page. ## Penalties No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years). ## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day) - Total nurse: 3.77103 (state avg 3.81924, US 3.90085) - RN: 0.70966 - Nursing staff turnover: 46% ## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures) - [Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC](https://carefield.site/owner/org-morgan-stanley-institutional-advisors-llc) — Indirect owner, since 2024-11-08 - [Nhc/Delaware Inc](https://carefield.site/owner/org-nhc-delaware-inc) — Indirect owner, since 2000-07-01 - Gregory Bidwell — Operational / managerial control, since 2000-07-01 - [National Healthcare Corporation](https://carefield.site/owner/org-national-healthcare-corp) — Operational / managerial control, since 2000-07-01 - [Nhc-Op LP](https://carefield.site/owner/org-nhc-op-lp) — Operational / managerial control, since 2000-07-01 - Gregory Bidwell — Operational / managerial control, since 2000-07-01 - Alicia Bouldin — Operational / managerial control, since 2006-04-24 - Vicki Dodson — Operational / managerial control, since 2019-06-01 - Phillip Duttry — Operational / managerial control, since 2024-07-08 - Brian Kidd — Operational / managerial control, since 2017-01-01 - Robert Ussery — Operational / managerial control, since 2000-07-01 - Donald Vollmer — Operational / managerial control, since 2016-12-01 ## Nearby nursing homes - [Life Care Center of Sparta](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445421) — 3.8 km, CMS overall 5/5 ## Sources - cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D - cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=445130&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D --- Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445130 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.