Decatur County Healthcare
Nursing home in Parsons, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445451
726 Kentucky Avenue S, Parsons, TN 38363 · Decatur County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Decatur County Healthcare take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Decatur County Healthcare is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Decatur County Healthcare reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.37
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.99
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.80
- Weekend total hours
- 2.71
- Nursing staff turnover
- 35.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 10, 2025 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 31, 2024, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Decatur County Healthcare in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 90.3 residents live here, about 72% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 90.3
- Certified since
- July 1, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Decatur County Healthcare
- Legal business name
- Bear Creek Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Decatur County Healthcare
- Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation524 West Main Street, Decaturville 38329
- Lexington Post Acute727 East Church Street, Lexington 38351
- Briarwood Community Living Center41 Hospital Drive, Lexington 38351
- Perry County Nursing Home127 E Brooklyn Avenue, Linden 37096
- Life Care Center of Bruceton-Hollow Rock105 Rowland, Bruceton 38317
Who inspects nursing homes in Tennessee
Tennessee's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Tennessee, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Decatur County Healthcare, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Decatur County Healthcare
What is the CMS star rating of Decatur County Healthcare?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Decatur County Healthcare accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Decatur County Healthcare?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Decatur County Healthcare?
Bear Creek Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.