Applingwood Post Acute
1536 Appling Care Lane, Cordova, TN 38018 · Shelby County · (901) 385-1803
78 certified beds, about 63 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1998
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 445411 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on August 12, 2025, inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the Tennessee average is 4.4, the national average 9.2).
Of 10 health citations since October 2018, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $63,999 in the last three years; the largest was $63,999, and the latest is dated August 12, 2025.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.65 hours per resident per day, against 3.80 across Tennessee and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.78 of those hours.
51.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Tennessee average 48.9%).
CMS links it to Links Healthcare Group, an affiliated group of 32 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 10 health citations on file.
August 12, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 9 citations
- J Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, hospital record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure residents received the necessary treatment and services consistent with professional standards of practice to promote healing, prevent infection and prevent new ulcers from developing, failed to initiate wound treatments when a wound was identified on admission, failed to complete skin assessments on residents, and failed to administer wound treatments for residents determined to be at risk of skin breakdown for 3 of 4 (Resident #8, #70 and #80) sampled residents reviewed for pressure ulcer wounds. Resident #80 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with a Pressure Ulcer/Injury to the sacrum. No treatments were ordered at that time. Treatments were administered 8 days after admission. [...]
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure Activities of Daily Living (ADL) assistance was provided related to showering and personal hygiene care for 2 of 2 (Resident #10 and #60) sampled residents reviewed for ADLs.
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to follow physician orders and failed to ensure that residents received treatments and medications in accordance with professional standards of practice for 4 of 36 (Resident #5, #8, #15, and #18) sampled residents.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on the Resident [NAME] of Rights, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide an environment free of accident hazards when chemical aerosol room freshener and sharps were observed in 2 of 39 (Resident #56 and #57) resident rooms. There were 18 residents with wandering behaviors in the facility.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide care and services to maintain an indwelling urinary catheter when nursing staff failed to obtain a physician's order and provide care and services for an indwelling urinary catheter for 2 of 2 (Resident #1 and #5) sampled residents for indwelling urinary catheters.
- D Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Inspectors wroteBased on education record review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that 4 of 7 (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) B, LPN F, LPN G, and LPN H) licensed nurses had the competencies and skill sets necessary to care for 1 of 1 sampled Residents (Resident #76) with a Laryngeal ([NAME])Tube. Based on education record review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that 4 of 7 (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) B, LPN F, LPN G, and LPN H) licensed nurses had the competencies and skill sets necessary to care for 1 of 1 sampled Residents (Resident #76) with a Laryngeal ([NAME])Tube.
- D Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure medications were properly stored when medications were found unsecured and unattended in 2 of 39 (Residents #41 and #56) occupied resident rooms.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure practices to prevent the potential spread of infection were maintained when Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) were not followed for 2 of 2 (Resident #15 and #76) sampled residents.
- D Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide a clean and sanitary environment for 1 of 39 (Resident #71) occupied resident rooms when walls were observed with brown dried dripping stains, a brown dried substance was observed on the head board of the bed, the floor, the wall behind the bed, the corner, on the wall near the window, and on the base of the enteral feeding pole.
September 11, 2019Standard inspection · 0 citations
October 24, 2018Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure 1 of 4 (Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1) nurses followed physician orders for respiratory medications.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| August 12, 2025 | Fine | $63,999 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.65 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.04 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.89 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 51.8% | 48.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 27.3% | 43.2% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.22 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.90 on weekdays and 3.04 on weekends, 22% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.24 in April to June 2025 to 3.65 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.65 | 0.78 | 3.90 | 3.04 | 0.4% | 0 of 90 | 63 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.72 | 0.67 | 3.92 | 3.22 | 12.6% | 0 of 92 | 63 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.47 | 0.71 | 3.69 | 2.92 | 14.3% | 0 of 92 | 66 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.24 | 0.71 | 3.46 | 2.67 | 2.0% | 0 of 91 | 68 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Tennessee, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.56 | 3.95 | 3.27 | 4.0% | 0.7% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.7 | 16.9 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 32.1 | 22.6 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 12.0 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: DOHENY BEACH HOLDINGS LLC. CMS links this home to Links Healthcare Group, a group of 32 nursing homes averaging 3 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clawson, Scott | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Earl, Steven | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Sanofsky, Jack | Indirect ownership interest | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| 1536 Appling Care Lane Tn LLC | 5% or greater mortgage interest | Organization | 01/01/2025 | |
| Links Healthcare Group LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 12/18/2024 | |
| Abutineh, Mohammad | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Rodriguez, Curtis | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Tilford, Toby | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Wallace, Stacey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| 1536 Appling Care Lane Tn LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 12/19/2024 | |
| Links Healthcare Group LLC | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/02/2025 | |
| Abutineh, Mohammad | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 | |
| Wallace, Stacey | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2025 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 6 problems in this area, most recently on August 12, 2025: "Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing."
- How many nurses and aides work each shift, nights and weekends included?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 12, 2025: "Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being."
- How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 12, 2025: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on August 12, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.04 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.31.
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Tennessee contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Tennessee. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Tennessee Health Facilities Commission, Division of Licensure and Regulation, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Tennessee Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Department of Disability and Aging, 877-236-0013. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
Common questions
- What is Applingwood Post Acute's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Applingwood Post Acute 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Applingwood Post Acute get at its last inspection?
- 9 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on August 12, 2025. The Tennessee average is 4.4.
- Has Applingwood Post Acute been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $63,999 in the last three years.
- Does Applingwood Post Acute accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Applingwood Post Acute?
- CMS lists 13 owners and managers, and links the home to Links Healthcare Group. Legal business name: DOHENY BEACH HOLDINGS LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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