Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) · Tennessee
Life Care Center of Sparta
Sparta, TN · ~152 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Life Care Center of Sparta runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) workplace, earning a grade C.
Life Care Center of Sparta: 6.9 TCR = 106% of Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS 6.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Life Care Center of Sparta safety composite
Life Care Center of Sparta scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Life Care Center of Sparta: 4.4 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2023
Life Care Center of Sparta's TCR rose 2.8 from 4.4 in 2016 to 7.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Sparta, TN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 6.9 · 106% of ind
- DART 7.2 DART
- RANK #169/278
- PHOTO Desoto Healthcare Ce…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~152 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Desoto Healthcare Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Life Care Center of Sparta in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Life Care Center of Sparta
6.9 TCR
- Desoto Healthc
Desoto Healthcare Center
6.9 TCR
- Abbey Delray S
Abbey Delray South
6.9 TCR
- Ashley House S
Ashley House SL-8
6.9 TCR
- The Springs at
The Springs at Regent
6.9 TCR
What this shows Life Care Center of Sparta averages 6.9 TCR (106% of the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) BLS benchmark).
Life Care Center of Sparta TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=10.1 · 2018=5.8 · 2023=7.2 · BLS 6.5
Where Life Care Center of Sparta falls in its industry
15,252 Convalescent homes or convales establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #169 safest of 278 Convalescent homes or convales employers in Tennessee.
Life Care Center of Sparta has more employees than the Convalescent homes or convalescent hospi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · TN · Sparta
15,252 Convalescent homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Desoto Healthcare Center | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abbey Delray South | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashley House SL-8 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Springs at Regent | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers , Ltd. - Midway TN PH | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wright Construction Company | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Albahealth | 152 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSP - Tullahoma 2 | 152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Force Sparta | 6,606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Altium Packaging - Sparta | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri State Distribution, Inc | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THK Rhythm North America | 275 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crawford County Landfill | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owen Tree Service, Inc | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Queen City Roofing & Contracting Co. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office - 01 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Prysmian Group Schuylkill Haven | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denton DC #086 | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spokane-N Nevada #068 | 152 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stratasys (SMACS) | 152 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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