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NHC Healthcare, McMinnville
928 Old Smithville Rd Po Box 528, McMinnville, TN 37110 · Warren County · (931) 473-8431
115 certified beds, about 108 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1969
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 445076 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on December 13, 2023, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Tennessee average is 4.4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 4 health citations since February 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 3.67 hours per resident per day, against 3.80 across Tennessee and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.61 of those hours.
33.9% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Tennessee average 48.9%).
CMS links it to National Healthcare Corporation, an affiliated group of 71 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 4 health citations on file.
December 13, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, observations, and interviews, the kitchen failed to store refrigerated food in a safe manner to prevent cross-contamination and failed to ensure refrigerated foods were dated to ensure expired foods were discarded, which had the potential to affect 111 of 111 residents.
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on facility policy review, record review, observation, and interview the facility failed to revise the comprehensive care plan for 1 resident (Resident #99) related to an indwelling urinary catheter of 6 residents reviewed for indwelling urinary catheters.
February 5, 2020Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on review of the facility policy, observation, and interview, the facility failed to label, date, correctly store resident foods, and discard expired food items, potentially affecting 105 of 105 residents residing in the facility.
February 27, 2019Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Inspectors wroteBased on medical record review, review of the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Version 3.0 Manual, review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) and interview the facility failed to complete a timely quarterly assessment for 1 resident (#4) of 3 residents reviewed for MDS assessments of 32 sampled residents.
Fire safety inspections
15 fire safety citations on file: 8 on December 13, 2023, 3 on February 5, 2020, 4 on February 27, 2019.
Every fire safety citation15 citations
- E Establish staff and initial training requirements.
- E Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Provide large enough exits.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
- D Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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.
| Measure | This home | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.67 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.35 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.03 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.04 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 33.9% | 48.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 29.4% | 43.2% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 4.29 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 3.80 on weekdays and 3.35 on weekends, 12% 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 3.84 in April to June 2025 to 3.67 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 | 3.67 | 0.61 | 3.80 | 3.35 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 108 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.85 | 0.61 | 3.97 | 3.55 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 109 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.77 | 0.53 | 3.93 | 3.38 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 111 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.84 | 0.63 | 3.97 | 3.49 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 107 |
| 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.
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
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.27 | $17.09 to $19.66 | 27,040 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $28.31 | $23.64 to $30.12 | 20,830 |
| Registered nurses | $39.18 | $36.28 to $45.79 | 72,200 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
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.
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 | 10.1 | 14.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 12.2 | 17.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.8 | 16.9 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 18.2 | 22.6 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 7.1 | 11.2 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: NHC HEALTHCARE-MCMINNVILLE LLC. CMS links this home to National Healthcare Corporation, a group of 71 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC/Delaware Inc | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 07/01/2000 | |
| Ussery, Robert | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 07/23/2025 | |
| Ussery, Robert | Corporate officer | Individual | 07/23/2025 | |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2000 | |
| NHC-Op LP | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 07/01/2000 | |
| Dodson, Vicki | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/01/2019 | |
| Henegar, Brittany | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/14/2025 | |
| Kidd, Brian | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Kirby, Homer | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/19/2021 | |
| Nation, Vivian | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/01/2008 | |
| Ussery, Robert | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/23/2025 | |
| Blackrock Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 01/20/2010 | |
| National Health Corporation | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/02/2025 | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 11/30/2006 | |
| Dodson, Vicki | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/01/2019 | |
| Henegar, Brittany | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 09/18/2025 | |
| Kidd, Brian | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2017 | |
| Kirby, Homer | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 03/29/2025 |
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.
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 13, 2023: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 13, 2023: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
- How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 2 administrators who left in the period it measured.
Other nursing homes nearby
- Willow Branch Health and Rehabilitation McMinnville, 1.8 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 11 citations
- Generations Center of Spencer Spencer, 18.1 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Woodbury Health and Rehabilitation Center Woodbury, 19.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 14 citations
- NHC Healthcare, Smithville Smithville, 19.2 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing L Manchester, 21.2 mi · 4 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Legacy Health and Rehab Manchester, 22.9 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 24 citations
- NHC Healthcare, Sparta Sparta, 24.3 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 7 citations
- Life Care Center of Sparta Sparta, 24.7 mi · 5 of 5 stars · 5 citations
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 NHC Healthcare, McMinnville's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates NHC Healthcare, McMinnville 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 2 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did NHC Healthcare, McMinnville get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on December 13, 2023. The Tennessee average is 4.4.
- Has NHC Healthcare, McMinnville been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does NHC Healthcare, McMinnville 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 NHC Healthcare, McMinnville?
- CMS lists 18 owners and managers, and links the home to National Healthcare Corporation. Legal business name: NHC HEALTHCARE-MCMINNVILLE 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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