Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Nhc Healthcare, Springfield
608 8th Ave East, Springfield, TN · (615) 384-8453
- Certified beds
- 107
- Residents per day
- 94
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- National Healthcare Corporation
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- October 1, 1973
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Tennessee.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Tennessee homes
Nhc Healthcare, Springfield carries 43.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 27% of Tennessee's 300 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Tennessee: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–9 pts
- 4★ 9–17 pts
- 3★ 17–31 pts
- 2★ 31–61 pts
- 1★ over 61 pts
Bars show every rated home in Tennessee by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
14 health citations on record since 2024. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
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.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service2E
- 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.
- E
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Nursing and Physician Services2D
- D
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Resident Rights2C
- C
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- C
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Administration1D
- D
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Inspection history
2025-12-03
3 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2024-09-05
11 health deficiencies · 12 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
2019-07-24
0 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated health issue counts in this cycle.
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 28 min of nursing staff time a day, 33 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 28 min
Tennessee average
3 h 49 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 47% of nursing staff and 27% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$79,346 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Fine | $79,346 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts worse | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.6 pts better | 95.1% | 89.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.8 pts better | 98.6% | 93.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts worse | 4.2% | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms14.1 pts better | 0.8% | 14.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.7 pts worse | 7.7% | 6.0% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.3 pts better | 30.4% | 31.7% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.5 pts better | 7.5% | 17.0% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened4.2 pts worse | 19.6% | 15.4% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.6 pts worse | 14.1% | 13.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts worse | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.3 pts better | 0.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5.6 pts better | 13.4% | 19.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.4 pts better | 2.4% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine12.9 pts worse | 66.5% | 79.4% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit5.1 pts better | 6.2% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.3 pts better | 1.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.1 pts better | 92.3% | 79.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.2 pts better | 14.4% | 22.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
25 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, Kaitlin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bailey, Kaitlin | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Blackrock Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Curtis, Yasmin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 35 facilities |
| Dodson, Vicki | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 65 facilities |
| Dodson, Vicki | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 65 facilities |
| Kidd, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 66 facilities |
| Kidd, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 66 facilities |
| Morgan Stanley | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 41 facilities |
| National Health Corporation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 59 facilities |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 61 facilities |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 61 facilities |
| Nhc-Op LP | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 62 facilities |
| Nhc-Op LP | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 62 facilities |
| Nhc/Delaware Inc | Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 46 facilities |
| Shah, Viren | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Shah, Viren | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Shelly, Timothy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Ussery, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 57 facilities |
| Vanguard Group Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 84 facilities |
| Vincent, Brandon | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Vincent, Brandon | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Vincent, Brandon | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
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Fire safety
19 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke6D
- 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
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Egress4D
- 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.
- 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.
- D
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
- D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems4D
- D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- D
Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Emergency Preparedness3D
- D
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- D
Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.
- D
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
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