NHC and Affiliates

National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) is a senior care provider founded in 1971 on Dr. Carl Adams's vision of building high-quality healthcare dedicated to older people. The company began with 14 skilled nursing centres and now employs approximately 16,000 people across operations in ten states. Its headquarters are in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

NHC operates a complete continuum of senior care rather than a single service line. Its operations comprise skilled nursing facilities, assisted living and memory care communities, independent living accommodation, behavioural health hospitals, hospice agencies, homecare services, in-house pharmacies and rehabilitation therapy. The company describes its approach as a campus concept, in which residents can move between levels of care on site as their needs change, supported by services delivered in-house.

The firm's stated mission is to lead senior care in customer, partner and investor satisfaction. Its core values commit the organisation to excellence, compassion and integrity, respect for people, and the enhancement of quality of life; its operating motto is "Caring in a Better Way Day by Day". NHC has been recognised nationally as an innovator in the delivery of senior care and marks more than 50 years in the healthcare industry.