# Fort Sanders Tcu

Fort Sanders Tcu is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Skilled nursing facility · Medicare only) in Knoxville, TN, CMS Certification Number 445328, with 24 certified beds and about 19 residents per day. CMS rates it 5/5 overall (health inspections 4/5, staffing 5/5, quality measures 5/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916 (Knox County)
- Ownership type: Non profit - Corporation

- Operator (legal business name): [Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center](https://carefield.site/operator/op-fort-sanders-regional-medical-center)
- CMS chain: not part of a CMS-reported chain

- Phone: 8655411111
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/445328

## Inspection record
6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-06-17); 1 citations (1 health, 0 fire safety); 0 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.
- 2026-06-17 — [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

## 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: 7.98778 (state avg 3.81924, US 3.90085)
- RN: 3.91866
- Nursing staff turnover: 32.4%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- [Covenant Health](https://carefield.site/owner/org-covenant-health) — Direct owner, 100%, since 1996-07-22
- Carl Orthoefer — Operational / managerial control, since 2022-05-01
- Yasheta Ross — Operational / managerial control, since 2025-01-01

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445107) — 0.4 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445098) — 3.8 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Island Home Park Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445476) — 4.1 km, CMS overall 4/5
- [Creekview Health and Rehabilitation](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445297) — 5 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445114) — 6.1 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Holston Health & Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445344) — 7.5 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [West Hills Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445501) — 8.4 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445105) — 9.6 km, CMS overall 1/5

## 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=445328&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=445328&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=445328&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=445328&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=445328&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=445328&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445328 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.