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Life Care Center Of Athens
Part of Life Care Centers of Americasee all 194 affiliated facilities
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
9.03% (lower is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
47.20% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
5.77% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
3.3%
national median 2.8%
near the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.6%
national median 1.0%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
10.2%
national median 12.5%
near the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
5.3%
national median 4.2%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
28.7%
national median 13.4%
worse than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.5 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.9 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.2 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 29.4%
TN average: 3.8 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
TN average: 0.6 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
TN average: 3.3 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
TN average: 48.9% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Penalties & Enforcement
1 fine totaling $19,145 in the recent inspection window (most recent: March 28, 2026).
Federal enforcement actions from CMS's penalty file: civil money penalties (fines) and denials of Medicare payment tied to health-inspection deficiencies.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Preston, Forrest Individual
- Goodman, Susan Individual
- Malone, Joshue Individual
- Solomon, Jennifer Individual
- Fletcher, Todd Individual
- Lay, Lisa Individual
- Preston, Forrest Individual
- Swanker, Richard Individual
- Ziegler, James Individual
- Cross, Cindy Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 12 health (TN avg 4.7) · 6 fire (TN avg 3.7) · ⚠ 1 serious Details
16 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles, including ⚠ 1 serious (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). Most recent survey: March 28, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 12 health deficiencies · TN average: 4.7 · National: 9.3
7 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (3) and miscellaneous (2).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2023-08-02): 6 deficiencies · TN average: 3.7 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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