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Life Care Center of Columbia

841 W. James Campbell Blvd., Columbia, TN 38401 · Maury County · (931) 388-5035

123 certified beds, about 95 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1989

Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
4 of 5
Health inspections
4 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 445236 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2026, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Tennessee average is 4.4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 6 health citations since April 2019 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.88 hours per resident per day, against 3.80 across Tennessee and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.55 of those hours.

51.3% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Tennessee average 48.9%).

CMS links it to Life Care Centers of America, an affiliated group of 194 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.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

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 6 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
4D
2E
0F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
May 13, 2026Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. E
    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
    F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Enhanced Barrier Precautions, medical record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the prevention and spread of infection during medication administration for 3 of 7 (Resident #1, Resident #5, and Resident #51) sampled residents.
  2. D
    Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
    F686 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 12, 2026
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Position Statement review, medical record review, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure that residents had a thorough assessment and documentation while receiving wound care treatments for 1 of 3 (Resident #42) sampled residents reviewed for pressure ulcers.
December 8, 2021Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. D
    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
    F580 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 22, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to notify the physician timely for 1 of 2 (Resident #96) sampled residents reviewed for hospitalizations.
  2. D
    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
    F698 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) January 22, 2022
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to have a current Physician's Order for dialysis and failed to provide adequate services for 1 of 2 sampled residents (Resident #146) reviewed for dialysis.
April 24, 2019Standard inspection · 2 citations
  1. E
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 30, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure practices to prevent the potential spread of infection were maintained when 1 of 23 (Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #1) staff members failed to perform hand hygiene and touched food with their bare hands and 1 of 2 (Dietary Aide #1) kitchen staff did not perform hand hygiene with glove use while preparing meal trays.
  2. D
    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
    F684 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) May 30, 2019
    Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to follow physician's orders for intravenous (IV) care as ordered for 1 of 3 (Resident #251) sampled residents reviewed with IV orders.

Fire safety inspections

9 fire safety citations on file: 4 on May 13, 2026, 2 on December 8, 2021, 3 on April 24, 2019.

Every fire safety citation9 citations
  1. D
    Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
    K 222 · May 13, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. D
    Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
    K 345 · May 13, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  3. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · May 13, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  4. D
    To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
    K 761 · May 13, 2026 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  5. D
    Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
    K 712 · December 8, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  6. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · December 8, 2021 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  7. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · April 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  8. D
    Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
    K 324 · April 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  9. D
    Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
    K 353 · April 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeTennesseeUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)3.883.803.86
Registered nurses0.550.600.69
All nursing staff on weekends3.423.313.42
Nurse aides2.10
Licensed practical nurses1.23
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)51.3%48.9%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover50.0%43.2%42.9%
Administrators who left0

CMS expects 3.61 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 4.06 on weekdays and 3.42 on weekends, 16% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.03 in April to June 2025 to 3.88 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20263.880.554.063.42 0.0%0 of 9095
Oct to Dec 20253.840.534.003.43 0.0%0 of 9292
Jul to Sep 20253.850.544.003.49 0.0%2 of 9291
Apr to Jun 20254.030.624.203.61 0.0%0 of 9188
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Tennessee, Jan to Mar 20263.750.563.953.274.0%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.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.

Official wage estimates for Tennessee

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Tennessee, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$18.27$17.09 to $19.6627,040
LPNs and LVNs$28.31$23.64 to $30.1220,830
Registered nurses$39.18$36.28 to $45.7972,200
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeTennesseeUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
23.614.013.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.30.70.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
0.71.81.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.93.43.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.21.71.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
24.917.214.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
1.85.04.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
15.216.915.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
19.922.623.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
10.411.212.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.21.71.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.21.61.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Life Care Center of Columbia's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (56.2% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

56.2% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Tennessee: 62 better, 16 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 145 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

9.3% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Tennessee: 1 better, 7 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 164 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

10.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Tennessee: 2 better, 1 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 108 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

60.2% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee58.3% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 103 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee0.8% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 137 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee1.6% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 137 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

96.3% this home

Median of homes: Tennessee98.7% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 27 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: COLUMBIA OPERATIONS, LLC. CMS links this home to Life Care Centers of America, a group of 194 nursing homes averaging 3.4 stars overall.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Whiteside, BrandonW-2 managing employeeIndividual08/26/2018
Cross, CindyCorporate officerIndividual02/06/2006
Thurmond, JoanCorporate officerIndividual02/06/2006
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.Operational/managerial controlOrganization03/03/2006

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.

  1. How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on May 13, 2026: "Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing."
  2. 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 May 13, 2026: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
  3. How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on December 8, 2021: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
  4. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on April 24, 2019: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."

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Common questions

What is Life Care Center of Columbia's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Life Care Center of Columbia 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Life Care Center of Columbia get at its last inspection?
2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on May 13, 2026. The Tennessee average is 4.4.
Has Life Care Center of Columbia been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Life Care Center of Columbia 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 Life Care Center of Columbia?
CMS lists 4 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Centers of America. Legal business name: COLUMBIA OPERATIONS, LLC.

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