Sweetwater Nursing Center is a nursing home in Sweetwater, TN, with 90 certified beds. In addition to being a nursing home, this facility provides assisted living care and has an independent living option.
Costs at this community start at $1,375 and range up to $6,756 per month. The average price in the community is $4,066, which is greater than the average cost of $4,065 for nursing home care in the area. The cost of nursing home care in this area is essentially the same as the cost throughout the state. If the resident needs other services, additional care may increase the monthly cost. This facility is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid.
When considering a nursing home, it's important to understand how much time nurses spend with each resident and what type of nurse provides care. The total time nurses spend with residents in this community is 3.3 hours daily per resident. This time is made up of 1.3 hours with licensed nurses (0.3 by an RN and 1.0 by an LPN) and 2.0 hours with non-licensed nurse aides.
There are four hospitals within 25 miles of Sweetwater Nursing Center. The two closest hospitals are Sweetwater Hospital Association, which is 0.2 miles away, and Starr Regional Medical Center Athens, which is 13.8 miles away.
This nursing home has an overall rating of 1, which means that it is in the bottom 20% of all facilities reviewed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This nursing home has a health inspection rating of 1. The ratings for the staff of this facility are poor (rating of 1) and the quality ratings are average, with a rating of 4.
