Donalson Care Center
Nursing home in Fayetteville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445173
1681 Winchester Highway, Fayetteville, TN 37334 · Lincoln County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 168
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Donalson Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Donalson Care Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Donalson Care Center 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
- 4.27
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.43
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 3.64
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 45.5%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2025 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 30, 2021, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Donalson Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 78.6 residents live here, about 47% of its 168 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 168
- Average residents per day
- 78.6
- Certified since
- April 22, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Donalson Care Center
- Legal business name
- HH Health System Lincoln Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 3 homes nationally under Huntsville Hospital Health System, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Donalson Care Center
- Elk River Health & Rehabilitation of Fayetteville4081 Thornton Taylor Parkway, Fayetteville 37334
- Lynchburg Nursing Center40 Nursing Home Road, Lynchburg 37352
- NHC Healthcare, Tullahoma1321 Cedar Lane, Tullahoma 37388
- Life Care Center of Tullahoma1715 N Jackson St, Tullahoma 37388
- Elk River Health and Nursing Center of Ardmore, LL24623 Union Hill Road, Ardmore 38449
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 Donalson Care Center, 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 Donalson Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Donalson Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Donalson Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Donalson Care Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Donalson Care Center?
HH Health System Lincoln Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.