# Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home

Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Knoxville, TN, CMS Certification Number 445484, with 140 certified beds and about 128 residents per day. CMS rates it 5/5 overall (health inspections 5/5, staffing 5/5, quality measures 3/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: One Veterans Way, Knoxville, TN 37931 (Knox County)
- Ownership type: Government - State

- Operator (legal business name): not published
- CMS chain: [Tennessee State Veterans' Home](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-704) — 5 facilities

- Phone: 8658628100
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/445484

## Inspection record
7 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2026-03-11); 5 citations (5 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.
- 2026-03-11 — [F-0644](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0644) Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2026-03-11 — [F-0761](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0761) 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. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2025-01-23 — [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); Past non-compliance; complaint survey
- 2024-02-14 — [F-0641](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0641) Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2024-02-14 — [F-0644](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0644) Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. — scope/severity D (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: 4.52373 (state avg 3.81924, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.7115
- Nursing staff turnover: 37.5%

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445523) — 7.4 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445105) — 7.5 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [West Hills Health and Rehab](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445501) — 8.4 km, CMS overall 3/5
- [Diversicare of Oak Ridge](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445260) — 11.4 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445114) — 12.2 km, CMS overall 1/5
- [Nhc Healthcare, Oak Ridge](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445128) — 12.4 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Nhc Healthcare, Farragut](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445415) — 13.1 km, CMS overall 5/5
- [Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445107) — 15.8 km, CMS overall 3/5

## 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=445484&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=445484&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=445484&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=445484&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=445484&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=445484&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-445484 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.