Covington Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Covington Post Acute is a 98-bed for-profit nursing home in Covington, Tennessee, part of Links Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 38.7% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Covington Post Acute
765 Bert Johnston AvenueCovington, TN 38019
Tipton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Covington Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Tennessee average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 189 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.44 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.62 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
38.7% of nursing staff at Covington Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 25, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Covington Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Covington Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Links Healthcare Group, 32 homes
- Legal name: Florida Bay Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 9, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Covington Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Magnolia Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Covington | 1.8 | 156 | 1.61 | 3.30 | 38.9% | 1 | $16,985 |
| Ripley Healthcare And Rehab Center Ripley | 13.5 | 144 | 2.28 | 4.09 | 45.7% | 3 | $66,472 |
| Lauderdale Community Living Center Ripley | 14.1 | 71 | 1.49 | 2.99 | 52.8% | 1 | $43,644 |
| Gallaway Health and Rehab Gallaway · abuse citation | 16.2 | 104 | 1.67 | 2.94 | 65.9% | 1 | $78,741 |
| Haywood Post Acute Brownsville | 18.9 | 115 | 1.91 | 3.47 | 30.3% | 3 | $10,033 |
| Millington Healthcare Center Millington | 20.4 | 85 | 1.71 | 3.30 | 50.0% | 2 | $226,623 |
| Spring Gate Rehab & Healthcare Center Memphis · SFF candidate | 25.0 | 206 | 2.23 | 3.95 | 67.5% | 1 | $128,974 |
| Rainbow Rehab and Healthcare Bartlett | 25.2 | 115 | 1.93 | 3.41 | 43.7% | 2 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.