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Life Care Center of Rhea County

10055 RHEA COUNTY HIGHWAY, DAYTON, TN, 37321
(423) 847-6777
lcca.com
89 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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10055 Rhea County Highway
Dayton, TN 37321
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
89
CMS facility ID
445494
Care type
Nursing home
County
Rhea
Facility name
Life Care Center of Rhea County
Street address
10055 RHEA COUNTY HIGHWAY
City / state / ZIP
Dayton, TN 37321
Phone
(423) 847-6777
Website
lcca.com

About this facility — Life Care Center of Rhea County

Life Care Center of Rhea County is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Dayton, Tennessee. It is licensed for 89 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (114 beds).

It is one of 4 senior care facilities in Dayton 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 Rhea County 22 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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 - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 2009
Dayton Medical Investors, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Developers Investment Company Ii, Inc
Direct owner · Operational control — since 2009
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2024
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 2009
Lay, Lisa
Director · Officer — since 2017
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Murphy, Joshua
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Solomon, Jennifer
Governing body · Operational control — since 2019
Swafford, Kate a
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Swanker, Richard
Director · Officer — since 2011
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2009
Wiley, Selena
Governing body · Operational control — since 2021
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2024

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
2009-10-29
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2026-04-08
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$469 per day (≈ $14,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
59% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 29% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
28% above the TN median of $367/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
89
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-04-08Health inspection5 citations
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0761
D · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2026-04-20
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-04-20
2022-09-21Health inspection5 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2022-10-28
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2022-10-28
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2022-10-28
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-10-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-10-28
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (12 citations)
2019-08-28Health inspection6 citations
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2019-10-09
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2019-10-11
F-0657
D · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2019-10-11
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 2019-10-11
F-0761
E · No harm found
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2019-10-11
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2019-10-11
2026-04-08Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2026-04-20
2022-09-21Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-10-28
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-10-28
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-10-28
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2022-10-28
2019-08-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2019-10-11
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 445494.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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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
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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