The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC
Nursing home in Shelbyville, Tennessee, CMS certification number 445171
835 Union Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160 · Bedford County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 96
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 27, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Waters of Shelbyville 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 The Waters of Shelbyville 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
- 3.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.33
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.23
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.59
- Weekend total hours
- 2.70
- Nursing staff turnover
- 58.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 71.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 27, 2026 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 6, 2019, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for The Waters of Shelbyville in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 71.4 residents live here, about 74% of its 96 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 96
- Average residents per day
- 71.4
- Certified since
- January 11, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC
- Legal business name
- The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 70 homes nationally under Infinity Healthcare Consulting, 2.2-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 The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC, 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 The Waters of Shelbyville
What is the CMS star rating of The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC?
The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.