Knoxville Senior AdvisorLegacy Park Health and Rehabilitation is a 176-bed nursing home at 7424 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, certified for Medicare and Medicaid and licensed by Tennessee's Health Facilities Commission as nursing home #150; CMS rates Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation 1 out of 5 stars overall in Care Compare data dated October 1, 2026.
How many stars does Medicare give Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation?
CMS rates Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation 1 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 stars for health inspections, 1 for staffing and 4 for quality measures.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay / short-stay quality (CMS) | 5 / 3 |
| Certification (CMS) | Medicare and Medicaid |
| Certified beds; average daily census | 176; 134.2 |
| Ownership (CMS) | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Chain (CMS) | The Ensign Group, 347 homes |
| Medicare/Medicaid participation since | March 26, 1973 |
| HFC nursing home license | #150, 176 licensed beds |
| Secured / Alzheimer's beds (HFC) | 0 / 0 |
About 134 residents live there on an average day, 76% of certified beds, below the 80% median for certified homes in the seven counties. CMS marks it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What have inspectors cited at Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation?
CMS dates Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation's last standard inspection August 13, 2025, and the cycle carries 5 health deficiencies: 4 from the survey and 1 from complaints.
The cycle before that (standard survey May 31, 2024) had 19 deficiencies. The median latest-cycle count across certified homes in the seven counties is 4, which puts Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation above the local middle.
Within CMS's three-year penalty window it shows 1 fine totaling $74,633 and 1 payment denial.
Tennessee's own enforcement file adds: July 19, 2023: Assessed one (1) Type B civil monetary penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000); May 12, 2023: Executive Order assessing one (1) civil monetary penalty of five hundred dollars ($500).
Is Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation well staffed?
Residents at Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation get about 3.40 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll data, below the seven-county median of 3.49; registered nurses supply 0.36 of those hours.
Nurse aides account for 1.92 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 2.96 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 67.9%, above the seven-county median of 52.9%; RN turnover is 58.8%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.
Does Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicare and TennCare?
CMS lists Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation as certified for Medicare and Medicaid, so it can bill Medicare for qualifying short-term skilled stays and TennCare (Tennessee Medicaid) for long-term residents who qualify through CHOICES Group 1.
Medicare's skilled nursing benefit requires a qualifying inpatient hospital stay of at least three days and pays in full only for the first 20 days; a daily coinsurance applies from day 21 to day 100. Long-term custodial care is paid privately, by long-term care insurance, or by TennCare. TennCare residents keep a $50 monthly personal needs allowance; the rest of their income goes toward the cost of care.
How does Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation compare with nearby nursing homes?
The closest other certified nursing home is Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation in Knoxville (same ZIP, CMS 3 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is Parkwest Medical Center, about 2.4 miles away.
| Facility | Miles (straight line) | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Latest CMS health inspection | Health deficiencies (latest cycle) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellpark Health and Rehabilitation 7512 Middlebrook Pike, 37909 | 0.1 | 32 | 3 of 5 | May 1, 2026 | 6 |
| West Hills Health and Rehab 6801 Middlebrook Pike, 37909 | 0.8 | 194 | 3 of 5 | November 15, 2024 | 5 |
| Lyonsview Health and Rehabilitation Center 5837 Lyons View Pike, 37919 | 2.9 | 222 | 1 of 5 | May 19, 2026 | 5 |
| Senator Ben Atchley State Veterans Home One Veterans Way, 37931 | 4.6 | 140 | 5 of 5 | March 11, 2026 | 2 |
| NHC HealthCare, Fort Sanders 2120 Highland Avenue, 37916 | 5.8 | 160 | 3 of 5 | January 22, 2026 | 6 |
What should families ask before choosing Legacy Park Health and Rehabilitation?
Take the CMS data with you. To begin, ask for the plan of correction covering the 5 deficiencies from August 13, 2025 and what has been re-checked since.
- Turnover of 67.9% is above the local median; ask what share of aides on nights and weekends are agency staff.
- Ask what led to the $74,633 in CMS fines and whether the problem has been closed out.
- With occupancy near 76%, ask which halls have openings and why.
- CMS shows a resident council; ask when it meets and how families raise concerns.
- Ask who the attending physicians are and how often they see long-term residents.
