Jefferson County, Tennessee
County inventory for Jefferson County, Tennessee is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. Licensed-bed capacity signature
481 licensed beds put Jefferson County in the upper licensed-bed tercile (≥345) across 4 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians + CMS Five-Star.
County care plate
Sheet TN-JEFFERSON-TENNESSEE · Jefferson, TN
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 4 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 481 beds
- STAR-MID 3.0★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #879/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $5,845/mo
- BOOK-FULL 4/4 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with licensed-bed capacity tercile (high) plus nursing-home count, Five-Star county average, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What high bed capacity shows for Jefferson County
Licensed capacity is the standout for Jefferson County: 481 licensed beds across 4 nursing homes put it in the upper bed tercile (≥345). CMS overall average on rated homes is 3.0/5. 1 home-health agency is mapped in.
CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians frame mid-pack counties like this: assisted living $5,845/mo, semi-private nursing $9,429/mo, private nursing $10,038/mo, home health aide $5,911/mo, adult day $1,733/mo. Local Jefferson County providers may sit above or below those state medians.
Star counts across Jefferson County break as 1 at 2★, 1 at 3★, 1 at 4★. Ownership leans Government - City/county (25% of 4 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Jefferson County Nursing Home. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Jefferson, TN
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 4★
- 2 3★
- 3 2★
- 4 NR
Nursing Homes in Jefferson County
4 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Nursing Home | Dandridge | 4/5 | 160 | Government - City/county |
| Life Care Center of Jefferson City | Jefferson City | 3/5 | 121 | For profit - Corporation |
| Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center | Jefferson City | 2/5 | 170 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Jefferson Park at White Pine | White Pine | N/A | 30 | Government - County |
Home Health Agencies in Jefferson County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Suncrest Home Health | Jefferson City | 3.0 |
Read next for high-capacity Jefferson
Continue on the Tennessee elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Tennessee state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Jefferson County.