Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Ivy Hall Nursing Home
301 Watauga Ave, Elizabethton, TN 37643 · Map
For profit - Individual · 101 certified beds
Ivy Hall Nursing Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Elizabethton, Tennessee. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.44 hours per resident per day, above the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Sep 17, 2025 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ivy Hall 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) | 4.44 | 3.85 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.79 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.9% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 5.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
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.
- No health deficiencies cited at the last standard inspection (September 2025)
What inspectors found at Ivy Hall 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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 16, 2022
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
- 301 Watauga Ave
Elizabethton, TN 37643 - CMS certification #
- 445469
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 101
- Avg residents/day
- 82.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-12-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Respite stays
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Ivy Hall 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Other on-site services include Wound Care, a Restorative Program, Respite Services, Pharmacy Services, Mental Health Services, and much more for those we serve.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Elizabethton, Elizabethton. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Care, Elizabethton. 5.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37643 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Elizabethton, Elizabethton, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Tn Smokie Mountain Dialysis Pd, Johnson City, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Johnson City, Johnson City, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37643.
Amedisys Hospice, An Adventa Company, office in Elizabethton, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Caris Healthcare, office in Johnson City, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Ballad Health Hospice, office in Bristol, 16.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Chess Medicine PLLC, Johnson City. 8.0 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. 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
Is Ivy Hall Nursing Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ivy Hall Nursing Home an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ivy Hall Nursing Home staffed?
Ivy Hall Nursing Home reports 4.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Ivy Hall Nursing Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ivy Hall Nursing Home have?
Ivy Hall Nursing Home is certified for 101 beds.