NHC Healthcare, Cookeville
Nursing home in Cookeville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445110
815 South Walnut Avenue, Cookeville, TN 38501 · Putnam County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 104
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does NHC Healthcare, Cookeville take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Cookeville 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours NHC Healthcare, Cookeville 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
- 4.23
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.20
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.50
- Weekend total hours
- 3.63
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 17, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 12, 2025, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for NHC Healthcare, Cookeville in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 99.3 residents live here, about 95% of its 104 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 104
- Average residents per day
- 99.3
- Certified since
- January 28, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Cookeville
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Cookeville
- Grandview Post Acute444 One Eleven Place, Cookeville 38506
- Signature Healthcare of Putnam County278 Dry Valley Rd, Cookeville 38506
- Standing Stone Care and Rehab410 W Crawford Avenue, Monterey 38574
- Life Care Center of Sparta508 Mose Drive, Sparta 38583
- NHC Healthcare, Sparta34 Gracey St, Sparta 38583
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 NHC Healthcare, Cookeville, 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 NHC Healthcare, Cookeville
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Cookeville?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Cookeville accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Cookeville?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Cookeville?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.