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Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center

18805 ALBERTA DR, ONEIDA, TN, 37841
(423) 569-8382
56 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections3/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
56
CMS facility ID
445254
Care type
Nursing home
County
Scott
Facility name
Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center
Street address
18805 ALBERTA DR
City / state / ZIP
Oneida, TN 37841
Phone
(423) 569-8382

About this facility — Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center

Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Oneida, Tennessee. It is licensed for 56 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (114 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Oneida 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 Oneida Nursing and Rehab Center 9 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $52,111 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

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Defoor, Perry
Direct owner — 51% stake — since 1997
Defoor, Kenneth
Direct owner — 49% stake — since 1997
Chitwood-owens, Angela
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Cotton, Christopher
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Defoor, Ansley
Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Fults, Melissa
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Guardian Pharmacy of Knoxville, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Holcombe, Michelle
Operational control — since 2015
Merkle, Mary
Governing body · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Mj Mental Health, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Prema Financial Solutions, Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Quality Care Rehab Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Saltmarsh
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Shepherd, Jessica
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Souchet, Ember
Officer — since 2025
Taylor, Craig
Officer — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1991-01-07
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$52,111 total
Last standard inspection
2023-09-22
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$427 per day (≈ $12,980/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
59% Medicaid · 26% Medicare · 15% private/other
Occupancy
66% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
16% above the TN median of $367/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
56
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2023-09-22Health inspection7 citations
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2023-09-29
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-10-20
F-0658
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-10-07
F-0684
K · Immediate jeopardy
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-10-09
F-0760
K · Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2023-10-09
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 2023-10-09
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2023-10-13
2018-11-28Health inspection1 citation
F-0758
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2018-12-07
1 earlier / fire-safety inspection (1 citation)
2023-09-22Fire-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 2023-10-06

Federal penalties

2023-09-22Fine$52,111
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 445254.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

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
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Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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