Buchanan Place Health and Rehabilitation

    902 Buchanan Rd, New Tazewell, TN 37825
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.41·(32)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.1
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      1.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      3.4

    Pros

    • knowledgeable wound-care nursing
    • strong, skilled rehabilitation and physical-therapy program
    • attentive and compassionate nursing and CNA staff
    • effective post-orthopedic (knee) rehab outcomes
    • supportive therapy approach promoting independence
    • engaging social programming and pet therapy
    • reliable medical-appointment coordination
    • clean, well-maintained common areas
    • ongoing facility improvements and renovations
    • friendly, welcoming atmosphere

    Cons

    • inconsistent staffing levels and high staff turnover
    • delayed responsiveness to call lights and direct-care requests
    • gaps in medication-management processes and timing
    • allegations of medication diversion/theft
    • unreliable meal-service continuity and timing
    • inconsistent pain-management practices
    • sanitation and cleanliness issues in some units and hallways
    • limited or restrictive lift/transfer assistance policies
    • insufficient supervision and unit security leading to wandering
    • inconsistent post-operative and therapy-access coordination
    • communication gaps during admission and family updates

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture in which the facility demonstrates clear strengths in rehabilitation and several instances of compassionate, skilled caregivers, while also exhibiting recurring operational weaknesses. Many families and residents praise the rehabilitation team, wound-care nursing expertise, and individual nurses and CNAs who are described as attentive and caring. At the same time, patterns of inconsistent staffing, responsiveness, and clinical coordination emerge across multiple accounts.

    Care quality and clinical operations: The facility appears to be rehabilitation-focused and can deliver strong functional outcomes for orthopedic patients, particularly knee rehabilitation. Wound-care nursing expertise is noted as a positive clinical asset. However, reviewers also describe delays in responding to call lights and direct-care needs, inconsistent pain-management practices, and interruptions to therapy access for some residents. Concerns about medication-management processes—including timing of doses and a serious allegation of medication diversion/theft—indicate potential weaknesses in pharmaceutical controls and oversight that prospective families should investigate.

    Dining, cleanliness, and daily care routines: Multiple accounts identify unreliable meal delivery and timing, including missed or late meals, which suggests weaknesses in meal-service continuity. Cleanliness and sanitation concerns in certain hallways and units are mentioned alongside positive remarks about generally well-maintained common areas; this indicates variability in environmental services that may be unit-specific. Laundry and housekeeping processes are raised as areas needing attention by some families.

    Activities, social environment, and facilities: The facility receives favorable comments for its social programming and therapy-supported activities, including bingo and a therapy dog, which contribute to a social and encouraging environment. Several reviewers note ongoing building updates and generally clean, pleasant public spaces. Residents are described as engaged when therapy and activities are consistently available.

    Management, policies, and communication: Reviewers describe variable experiences with management and communication. Some families report smooth appointment coordination and supportive admission experiences; others describe difficult admissions, staff turnover, and gaps in family communication. Restrictive policies around transfers and pet-watching, as well as limits on lift/transfer assistance, have been a source of dissatisfaction and have operational implications for resident safety and discharge planning. Insufficient supervision in some units has resulted in wandering between rooms, which raises concerns about unit security practices.

    Notable patterns and guidance: The tenor of reviews ranges from strong recommendations praising staff compassion and rehabilitation outcomes to serious concerns about care continuity and safety. Given the divergence, prospective residents and families should schedule an in-person visit, observe staffing levels on the unit, ask for specifics about medication controls and diversion safeguards, clarify lift/transfer policies and how off-unit appointments are handled, request the facility’s call-light response metrics, and review the individualized therapy and wound-care plans. These targeted inquiries can help determine whether the facility’s rehabilitative strengths align with an individual resident’s clinical and safety needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Buchanan Place Health and Rehabilitation is located at 902 Buchanan Rd, New Tazewell, TN, 37825.

    About Buchanan Place Health and Rehabilitation

    Buchanan Place Health & Rehab sits in New Tazewell, TN, and provides skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and long-term care for people with different needs, including those needing help after surgery, living with chronic illnesses, or requiring extra support in daily life, and the staff, who are known throughout the local community for being helpful, professional, and compassionate, do their best to make residents and families feel respected, comfortable, and included. The facility offers a range of care options like active adult living, independent living, assisted living, memory care through the Monarch Memory Care program, adult day services, non-medical home care, Medicare-certified home health, and hospice care, so residents can find support at many life stages, and the Monarch Memory Care program, which is recognized by the Alzheimer's Association®, gives person-centered care using evidence-based practices and aims to help people with dementia stay engaged and connected. Residents can get skilled nursing care 24 hours a day, speech therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, and these therapy services are designed to restore abilities, teach new skills, and help each person gain more independence, with specialized programs that can help with respiratory, cardiac, or orthopedic recovery, and families can rest a little easier knowing there's always someone there to give care, even late at night. Private and semi-private rooms are available, and people can choose short-term rehabilitation, respite care if they just need a break, or long-term skilled nursing if their needs are ongoing, with amenities in short-term rooms like flat-screen TVs, telephones, newspapers, and well-equipped therapy spaces making recovery a bit easier, while other amenities throughout the building are meant to help both residents and their visitors feel welcomed. The team creates care plans for each resident, aiming to give people the chance to keep their physical, social, and emotional independence as much as possible, and CNA staff, who many visitors and families describe as wonderful and helpful, work with nurses and doctors to make sure residents' needs are met. Buchanan Place is Medicare and Medicaid Certified, has 134 certified beds, and averages about 86 residents per day, and uses an individualized approach, which helps show respect for each person's story and background, with staff focusing on patient-centered care. There are some drawbacks worth knowing: the nurse staffing rate is lower than the Tennessee state average, with 3.50 nurse hours per resident per day, and there's been a nurse turnover rate of 41.6%, which is better than the state average of 49.6%. The facility had a history of inspection delays, with 17 total deficiencies and 2 infection-related deficiencies found during past inspections, and a complaint report from May 2024 resulted in three deficiencies and a fine; some deficiencies were about safety hazards and needing better supervision, an issue with monthly pharmacist reviews, and keeping residents protected from abuse or neglect. Despite these issues, the staff and owners remain focused on keeping a homelike, supportive environment for all residents, offering CNA training and admitting residents at any hour of day or night, and they try to welcome everyone, newcomers and longtime residents alike, with kindness and understanding.

    People often ask...

    Buchanan Place Health and Rehabilitation offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 902 Buchanan Rd, New Tazewell, TN 37825.

    No, Buchanan Place Health and Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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