Lauderdale Community Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lauderdale Community Living Center is a 71-bed for-profit nursing home in Ripley, Tennessee, part of Community Eldercare Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 52.8% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Lauderdale Community Living Center
215 Lackey Lane PO Box 186Ripley, TN 38063
Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale Community Living Center, nurse aides logged 1.49 hours per resident per day, 30% below the Tennessee average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 49 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.49 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.64 | 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
52.8% of nursing staff at Lauderdale Community Living 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 60.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $43,644 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | Fine | $26,299 |
| May 1, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Lauderdale Community Living Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Lauderdale Community Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Community Eldercare Services, 17 homes
- Legal name: CLC of Ripley LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lauderdale Community Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ripley Healthcare And Rehab Center Ripley | 0.7 | 144 | 2.28 | 4.09 | 45.7% | 3 | $66,472 |
| Haywood Post Acute Brownsville | 11.3 | 115 | 1.91 | 3.47 | 30.3% | 3 | $10,033 |
| Covington Post Acute Covington | 14.1 | 98 | 2.33 | 4.62 | 38.7% | 4 | None |
| Magnolia Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Covington | 16.0 | 156 | 1.61 | 3.30 | 38.9% | 1 | $16,985 |
| Dyersburg Health and Rehabilitation Center Dyersburg | 23.3 | 123 | 1.98 | 3.53 | 57.1% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Community Living Center Dyersburg | 23.4 | 50 | 1.70 | 3.42 | 59.1% | 3 | None |
| Okeena Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC Dyersburg | 23.5 | 130 | 1.96 | 3.46 | 52.8% | 4 | None |
| Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Alamo | 24.0 | 121 | 2.72 | 4.96 | 43.8% | 4 | $12,542 |
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.