Life Care Center of Morgan County
Nursing home in Wartburg, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445239
419 South Kingston Street, Wartburg, TN 37887 · Morgan County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 124
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,512 (2)
Does Life Care Center of Morgan County take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Morgan County 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Morgan County 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
- 3.44
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.04
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.76
- Weekend total hours
- 2.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 31.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 22.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 8, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 16, 2022, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Morgan County 2 times in the past 3 years, for $8,512 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 66.3 residents live here, about 53% of its 124 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 66.3
- Certified since
- November 28, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Morgan County
- Legal business name
- Wartburg Medical Investors LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
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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 Life Care Center of Morgan County, 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 Life Care Center of Morgan County
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Morgan County?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Morgan County accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Morgan County?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Morgan County?
Wartburg Medical Investors LP, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.