St. Barnabas Nursing Home

St. Barnabas is Chattanooga's only independent, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community. For more than forty years we have provided quality elder care service in a nurturing home environment. Multiple service levels ensure continuity for St. Barnabas patients and residents.  Whether you are looking for rehabilitation therapy, nursing care, assisted living, or retirement living, St. Barnabas offers quality service in a nurturing family environment.

St. Barnabas offers you:

• Strong weekend therapy program - no lost time from Friday to Monday!
• A flexible schedule to suit patient needs and abilities
• Occupational therapy for activities of daily living in patient rooms
• Private bath in each patient room 
• Complete range of inpatient therapy, including physical, occupational, and speech
• Separate and private dining for short-term therapy patients
• A specially-trained nursing staff

Daily care requirements must be met for all residents and be directly related to the level of care required. Nursing provides 24-hour care and includes such services as dressing changes, medication administration, observation and assessment, and oversight of certified nursing assistants (CNAs). Regulations require that a registered nurse (RN) be on site for at least eight hours per day (this can not include the director of nursing). Treatments such as labs and radiology procedures are provided as needed. CNAs are licensed assistants who provide bathing, grooming, hygiene needs, and assistance to the residents with activities of daily living. At our current full capacity, the total nursing staff provides 4.4 hours of direct care per resident per day. This more than doubles the licensure requirement of 2.0 hours total nursing care per day.