Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center

How many stars does Medicare give Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS rates Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 stars for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 3 for quality measures.

About 81 residents live there on an average day, 83% of certified beds, above the 80% median for certified homes in the seven counties.

How many deficiencies does CMS show for Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center?

CMS dates Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center's last standard inspection March 4, 2026, and the cycle carries 1 health deficiency: 1 from the survey and 0 from complaints.

An earlier cycle, surveyed November 8, 2023, recorded 6 deficiencies. Against a seven-county median of 4 deficiencies, the latest count is typical or better.

CMS shows no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.

What do staffing and turnover look like at Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center?

Residents at Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center get about 3.32 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll data, below the seven-county median of 3.49; registered nurses supply 0.56 of those hours.

Nurse aides account for 1.79 hours per resident day. Weekend total nurse staffing is 2.86 hours per resident day. Nursing staff turnover is 40.0%, below the seven-county median of 52.9%; RN turnover is 44.4%. CMS counts 1 administrator departure in its measurement period.

Does Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center accept Medicare and TennCare?

CMS lists Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center 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 Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center compare with nearby nursing homes?

The closest other certified nursing home is Smoky Mountain Health and Rehabilitation Center in Pigeon Forge (6.2 mi, CMS 1 of 5), and the nearest acute-care hospital is Covenant Health LeConte, about 11.9 miles away.

What should families ask before choosing Valley Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center?

Start with what the record raises: ask for the full statement of deficiencies from March 4, 2026, even though the count (1) is not high.

• Turnover is at or below the local median; ask which charge nurses and aides have been there longest.
• With occupancy near 83%, 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.