401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

National Health Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$266M
Total assets Near avg plan size
13,894
Participants Very large workforce
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$19,171
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by National Health Corporation · Tennessee · Healthcare & Social Assistance

$266M in assets, 13,894 participants

National Health Corporation's National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan reported $266M in total assets and 13,894 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,008 in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)

Coverage in Tennessee

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan covers 13,894 participants in Tennessee, 12x the typical Tennessee plan (state average ~1,126 per filing). Assets: $266M.

#17,008
in Healthcare & Social Assistance (17,684 peers)
+22.8%
assets growth YoY
2.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$266,366,612 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan's mega-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan is a mega filing (13,894 participants), the rightmost band on the breakdown.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$45M in the plan year 2022 filing to $49M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $217M in the plan year 2022 filing to $266M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 13,170 in the plan year 2022 filing to 13,894 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Published 5500 schedule card

Filing strip 621294263 · National Health Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan · $266M · 13,894 · 96th

  • 5500 $266M
  • 5500 13,894
  • 5500 96th
  • 5500 401(k)
  • 5500 near Orix Corporation USA Savings and Investment Plan
  • 5500 ind #17008

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Healthcare & Social Assistance retirement plans → · Plans in Tennessee →

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Southern Ute Indian Tribe Retirement Savings PlanSouthern Ute Indian Tribe Re…$267MEqt Corporation Employee Savings PlanEqt Corporation Employee Sav…$266MNational Healthcare Corporation 401(k) PlanNational Healthcare Corporat…$266MOrix Corporation USA Savings and Investment PlanOrix Corporation USA Savings…$266MHughes Hubbard & Reed Defined Contribution Retirement PlanHughes Hubbard & Reed Define…$266M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Tennessee filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$217M
Net Assets (End of Year)$266M
Net Income$49M
Employer EIN621294263
Plan Effective Date1990-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (National Health Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All National Health Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$494M 60.345956629127684% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$200M$300M$400M$500M$600M 202220232024 $308M $494M ▲ +60.3%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 14,994 $308M
2023 2 15,364 $411M
2024 2 16,819 $494M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Tennessee

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000000100000200000300000400000 -100102030 Total assets ($B) Participants National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.266366612 · Participants: 13894National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) PlanFedex Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 23.88081991 · Participants: 127010Fedex Corporation Retirement Savings PlanHca 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 21.53517366 · Participants: 291649Hca 401(k) PlanFederal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.743557391 · Participants: 5728Federal Express Corporation Pilots Retirement Savings PlanInternational Paper Company Salaried Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.621886139 · Participants: 12153International Paper Company Salaried Savings PlanChs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.517708174 · Participants: 62487Chs/Community Health Systems, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Tennessee, assets vs. participants
Compare National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Scale composition for National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan reports $266M in end-of-year assets across 13,894 participants (0.002% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.015% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $19,171 per participant (14% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $49M.

This plan identity (EIN 621294263, plan #003) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $217M to $325M (+49.9%) while covered participants moved from 13,170 to 15,434 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 13,170 $217M Open filing
2023 13,894 $266M This page
2024 · index core 15,434 $325M Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Tennessee, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Orix Corporation USA Savings and Investment Plan in TX ($266M); by covered participants it is Wesco Distribution, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (13,895 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (13,894 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 22.8% during 2023, from $217M to $266M. Reported net income was $49M.
How have National Health Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), National Health Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 60.3%, from $308M to $494M.
Where does National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Orix Corporation USA Savings and Investment Plan in TX ($266M, 1,102 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to National Healthcare Corporation 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Wesco Distribution, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan in PA (13,895 participants, $1.7B in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 621294263.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.