Cycle 1
Health 2025-08-12 · Fire 2025-08-12
9 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cordova, TN
Applingwood Post Acute
2-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with $98,460 in total fines with 9 recent health deficiencies
1536 Appling Care Lane, Cordova, TN
(901) 385-1803
Overall
2 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
2 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
2 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
78
Certified beds
Average residents
66
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Links Healthcare Group
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1998-06-13
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
31 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.71
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.61 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
0.89
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.09 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
1.87
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.15 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
3.47
All reported nurse hours · state 3.85 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.60
RN + LPN hours · state 1.70 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
2.92
Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.34 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.38
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.40 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.04
Reported PT staffing · state 0.08 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.63
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
3.09
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.53
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
25%
Annual RN turnover · state 45% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
53%
Annual nurse turnover · state 49% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Value-based purchasing
Program rank
9,748
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
22.67
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9829
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
How the VBP score is built
Readmission
2.72
Baseline 23.99% · Performance 21.75% · Measure score 2.72 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 2.72
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 7.21% · Performance 9.38% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
6.35
Baseline 46.15% · Performance 37.74% · Measure score 6.35 · Achievement 6.35 · Improvement 3.45
Adjusted total nurse staffing
0
Baseline 2.75 hours · Performance 2.85 hours · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
SNF QRP
Medicare quality reporting measures
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 13.44% |
10.72%
2.7 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 175 · Observed rate 17.14% · Lower 95% interval 10.75% |
| Discharge to community | 41.42% |
50.57%
9.1 pts worse
|
Worse than the National Rate · Eligible stays 176 · Observed rate 33.52% · Lower 95% interval 35.04% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.14 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 98.98% |
95.27%
3.7 pts better
|
Numerator 97 · Denominator 98 |
| Falls with major injury | 0% |
0.77%
0.8 pts better
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 98 |
| Discharge self-care score | 74.6% |
53.69%
20.9 pts better
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 63 |
| Discharge mobility score | 57.14% |
50.94%
6.2 pts better
|
Numerator 36 · Denominator 63 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 6.12% |
2.29%
3.8 pts worse
|
Numerator 6 · Denominator 98 · Adjusted rate 5.33% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.38% |
7.12%
2.3 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 91 · Observed rate 13.19% · Lower 95% interval 6.74% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | 0% |
8.2%
8.2 pts worse
|
Numerator 0 · Denominator 68 |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | 8.86% |
42%
33.1 pts worse
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 79 |
| Discharge function score | 50.79% |
56.45%
5.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 32 · Denominator 63 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 97.67% |
95.95%
1.7 pts better
|
Numerator 42 · Denominator 43 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 94% |
96.28%
2.3 pts worse
|
Numerator 47 · Denominator 50 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 12.5% |
25.2%
12.7 pts worse
|
Numerator 7 · Denominator 56 |
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.0 |
1.6
0.4 pts worse
|
1.9
0.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.0 · Observed 1.7 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.2 |
1.6
0.4 pts better
|
1.8
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.4 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 90.6% |
89.9%
0.7 pts better
|
93.4%
2.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 92.0% · Q2 95.7% · Q3 91.7% · Q4 82.6% · 4Q avg 90.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.0% |
94.5%
3.5 pts better
|
95.5%
2.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.0% |
3.6%
2.6 pts better
|
3.3%
2.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 2.1% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 31.6% |
11.8%
19.8 pts worse
|
11.4%
20.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.6% · Q2 34.4% · Q3 25.6% · Q4 39.4% · 4Q avg 31.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 4.8% |
6.2%
1.4 pts better
|
5.4%
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.0% · Q2 6.5% · Q3 4.3% · Q4 2.2% · 4Q avg 4.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 30.3% |
32.2%
1.9 pts better
|
19.6%
10.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 40.0% · Q2 34.8% · Q3 23.4% · Q4 22.2% · 4Q avg 30.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.3% |
18.1%
4.8 pts better
|
16.7%
3.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.4% · Q2 12.5% · Q3 13.2% · Q4 11.8% · 4Q avg 13.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 9.9% |
15.3%
5.4 pts better
|
14.9%
5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.0% · Q2 8.1% · Q3 10.5% · Q4 5.4% · 4Q avg 9.9% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 1.2% |
0.9%
0.3 pts worse
|
1.0%
0.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.4% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.9% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 2.1% |
1.9%
0.2 pts worse
|
1.7%
0.4 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.0% · Q2 2.1% · Q3 4.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 7.6% |
20.2%
12.6 pts better
|
19.8%
12.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.1% · Q2 4.9% · Q3 9.3% · Q4 7.1% · 4Q avg 7.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 5.1% |
5.4%
0.3 pts better
|
5.1%
About the same
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.0% · Q2 7.7% · Q3 1.3% · Q4 5.6% · 4Q avg 5.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 35.5% |
79.6%
44.1 pts worse
|
81.7%
46.2 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 32.8% · Q2 34.3% · Q3 39.8% · Q4 35.7% · 4Q avg 35.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 10.5% |
11.2%
0.7 pts better
|
12.0%
1.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.5% · Observed 11.1% · Expected 11.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 2.3% |
1.6%
0.7 pts worse
|
1.6%
0.7 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.0% · Q2 3.2% · Q3 0.8% · Q4 1.8% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 30.2% |
79.8%
49.6 pts worse
|
79.7%
49.5 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 30.2% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 27.0% |
22.2%
4.8 pts worse
|
23.9%
3.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 27.0% · Observed 29.9% · Expected 26.4% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2019-09-11 · Fire 2019-09-11
0 health deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Cycle 3
Health 2018-10-24 · Fire 2018-10-24
1 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-08-12
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-08-12
F921 · Environmental Deficiencies
Health
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-09-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2018-10-24
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2018-11-12
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$98,460
2025-08-12
Fine
Fine · fine $98,460
Fine
Ownership
Links Healthcare Group LLC
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Rodriguez, Curtis
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Tilford, Toby
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
1536 Appling Care Lane Tn LLC
5% Or Greater Mortgage Interest · Organization
Abutineh, Mohammad
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Links Healthcare Group LLC
Operational/Managerial Control · Organization
Rodriguez, Curtis
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Tilford, Toby
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Wallace, Stacey
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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