NHC Healthcare, Smithville
Nursing home in Smithville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445116
825 Fisher Ave PO Box 549, Smithville, TN 37166 · De Kalb County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 114
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- $228,511 (1)
Does NHC Healthcare, Smithville take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Smithville 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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, Smithville 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
- 3.94
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.82
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.39
- Weekend total hours
- 3.35
- Nursing staff turnover
- 43.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 21, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 27, 2025, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined NHC Healthcare, Smithville 1 time in the past 3 years, for $228,511 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 85.1 residents live here, about 75% of its 114 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 114
- Average residents per day
- 85.1
- Certified since
- June 2, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Smithville
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Smithville LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-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 NHC Healthcare, Smithville, 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, Smithville
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Smithville?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Smithville accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Smithville?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Smithville?
NHC Healthcare-Smithville LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.