Knox County, Tennessee
County inventory for Knox 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. Home-health agency signature
10 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Knox County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 13 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet TN-KNOX-TENNESSEE · Knox, TN
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-MID · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 13 homes
- BEDS-MID 1,730 beds
- STAR-MID 3.1★ avg
- HH-MID 10 HH
- RANK-HIGH #221/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Larimer
- AL-MID $5,845/mo
- BOOK-FULL 13/13 NH · 10/10 HH
Photo-finish peer: Larimer County, CO (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Knox County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Knox County: 10 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 13 nursing homes and 1,730 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.2/5 on rated homes.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 Tennessee medians: 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 Knox providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Knox County break as 2 at 1★, 1 at 2★, 6 at 3★, 1 at 4★, 3 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (46% of 13 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Fort Sanders Tcu, Holston Health & Rehabilitation Center, Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' 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 Knox, TN
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 3★
Nursing Homes in Knox County
13 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Tcu | Knoxville | 5/5 | 24 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Holston Health & Rehabilitation Center | Knoxville | 5/5 | 94 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans' Home | Knoxville | 5/5 | 140 | Government - State |
| West Hills Health and Rehab | Knoxville | 4/5 | 194 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Creekview Health and Rehabilitation | Knoxville | 3/5 | 91 | For profit - Corporation |
| Island Home Park Health and Rehab | Knoxville | 3/5 | 95 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Nhc Healthcare, Farragut | Knoxville | 3/5 | 106 | For profit - Corporation |
| Nhc Healthcare, Ft Sanders | Knoxville | 3/5 | 160 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Nhc Healthcare, Knoxville | Knoxville | 3/5 | 127 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Wellpark at Shannondale | Knoxville | 3/5 | 30 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Beverly Park Place Health and Rehab | Knoxville | 2/5 | 271 | Non profit - Other |
| Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation | Knoxville | 1/5 | 176 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center | Knoxville | 1/5 | 222 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Knox County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Centerwell Home Health | Knoxville | 5.0 |
| Nhc Homecare Knoxville | Knoxville | 5.0 |
| Amedisys Home Health Care | Knoxville | 4.5 |
| Centerwell Home Health | Knoxville | 4.5 |
| Covenant Homecare | Knoxville | 4.0 |
| Enhabit Home Health | Knoxville | 3.5 |
| Tennova Healthcare Home Health | Knoxville | 3.0 |
| University of Tn Medical Center Home Care Services | Knoxville | 3.0 |
| East Tn Childrens Hosp Home Health | Knoxville | N/A |
| Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc | Knoxville | N/A |
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Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Knox County, TN, both outside TN so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the Tennessee overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (13 here).
Similar home-health inventory
Nearest other-state counties by mapped home-health agency count (10 here).
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 Knox County.