Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Decatur, Tennessee, part of Ahava Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.27 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 58.6% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
332 River RoadDecatur, TN 37322
Meigs 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 Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.27 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Tennessee average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.27 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.52 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
58.6% of nursing staff at Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 62.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 15, 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. Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Ahava Healthcare, 16 homes
- Legal name: Decatur Operating Group LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 29, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Rhea County Dayton | 10.4 | 89 | 2.06 | 3.52 | 27.3% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Athens Athens | 11.7 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.07 | 50.8% | 5 | None |
| Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center Spring City · abuse citation | 11.7 | 138 | 2.29 | 3.69 | 40.5% | 3 | $8,512 |
| Life Care Center of Athens Athens · abuse citation | 12.3 | 128 | 2.03 | 3.54 | 29.4% | 2 | $19,145 |
| Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing Sweetwater | 17.7 | 90 | 1.90 | 3.33 | 53.1% | 2 | None |
| Laurelbrook Nursing Home Dayton | 18.1 | 50 | 2.87 | 4.12 | 21.7% | 2 | None |
| Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation Etowah | 19.1 | 88 | 1.97 | 3.98 | — | 5 | $8,697 |
| Wood Village Sweetwater | 19.4 | 89 | 2.01 | 3.48 | 27.9% | 5 | 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.