Nursing home
Bledsoe County Nursing Home
107 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville, TN 37367 · Map
Government - County · 50 certified beds
Bledsoe County Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pikeville, Tennessee. Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bledsoe County Nursing Home compares
This facility vs. the Tennessee and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Tennessee avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.57 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.5% | 48.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | — | 5.9 | 9.5 | — |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Bledsoe County Nursing Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023 - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 8, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 107 Wheelertown Avenue
Pikeville, TN 37367 - CMS certification #
- 44E480
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 33.4
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 2023-08-09
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bledsoe County Nursing Home says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Personalized Care Plans- 24-Hour Nursing Care- Hospice Care- Medication Management- Social Services- Mental Health Care- Occupational Therapy- Physical Therapy- Resident Fund Management- Group and Individual Activities- Pet Therapy- Individualized Dietary Planning- Socialization
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital, Pikeville. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Laurelbrook Nursing Home, Dayton. 9.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Homefirst Home Healthcare, Mc Minnville. 32.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 13.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37367 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Dayton, Dayton, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37367.
Hospice Of Cumberland County Inc, office in Crossville, 24.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Erlanger Health, Signal Mountain. 29.9 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Bledsoe County Nursing Home staffed?
Bledsoe County Nursing Home reports 3.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Bledsoe County Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Recent inspection data is not available.
How many beds does Bledsoe County Nursing Home have?
Bledsoe County Nursing Home is certified for 50 beds.