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Life Care Center of Hixson

5798 HIXSON HOME PLACE, HIXSON, TN, 37343
(423) 842-0049
lcca.com
108 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
108
CMS facility ID
445380
Care type
Nursing home
County
Hamilton
Facility name
Life Care Center of Hixson
Street address
5798 HIXSON HOME PLACE
City / state / ZIP
Hixson, TN 37343
Phone
(423) 842-0049
Website
lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Hixson

Life Care Center of Hixson is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Hixson, Tennessee. It is licensed for 108 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (114 beds).

It is one of 6 senior care facilities in Hixson and 303 skilled nursing facilities across Tennessee. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Hixson 10 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $22,205 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bryce, Marian
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Cerino Sagrero, Jonathan
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 2016
Crum, Shirley
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2015
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 1999
Lay, Lisa
Operational control — since 2015
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2015
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Solomon, Jennifer
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Swanker, Richard
Operational control — since 2015
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2016
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2015

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1996-10-01
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$22,205 total
Last standard inspection
2026-05-02
Nurse staffing
4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$610 per day (≈ $18,540/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
25% Medicaid · 30% Medicare · 46% private/other
Occupancy
77% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
66% above the TN median of $367/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
108
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-05-02Health inspection4 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2026-05-25
F-0684
J · Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-05-25
F-0697
D · No harm found
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2026-05-25
F-0803
F · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2026-05-25
2022-10-12Health inspection4 citations
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2022-11-11
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-11-11
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-11-11
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2022-11-11
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (2 citations)
2022-10-12Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0761
F · No harm found
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Corrected 2022-11-11
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2022-11-11

Federal penalties

2026-05-02Fine$22,205
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 445380.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.7427 ratings on Google
★★★★★Carol Roth · 2026-07-08 · via Google

“My mom is a resident at Life Care in Hixson TN. She seems to be happy most of the time when I go to see her! She eats good and enjoys her food and I think she is pretty good sleeper too! The nurses and CPA’s are usually pretty good and friendly too! There is always times things could be more to your liking but that is how it is when you run a big organization like that do! I appreciate what do wel…”

★MELISSA MILLER · 2026-05-14 · via Google

“I had to leave 1 star because u can't leave zero. My dad just spent 19 days here and thank God we was able to come home Monday. This place is the worst it was highly recommended to us by friends and had good reviews but the nurses are lazy and would rather play on there phones than do there jobs. We waited 40 minutes on call light for help to get him off toliet. His bed linens was only changed if…”

★★★★★Chandra Whitlock · 2026-05-26 · via Google

“The staff is amazing. Everyone there has always taken good care of my mom and im very protective of her. I cant remember her name but the lady at the front desk is so sweet, my mom was there almost 3 years ago and my husband and I got married and she took our wedding pictures for us. Thank you to everyone for taking good care of my mom.”

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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