Lexington Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lexington Post Acute is a 118-bed for-profit nursing home in Lexington, Tennessee. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Lexington Post Acute
727 East Church StreetLexington, TN 38351
Henderson 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 Lexington Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.89 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Tennessee average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 154 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.89 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
54.5% of nursing staff at Lexington 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 47.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 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 2 fines totaling $15,470 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | Fine | $6,152 |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Fine | $9,318 |
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. Lexington Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Lexington Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Lexington Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Briarwood Community Living Center Lexington | 1.6 | 55 | 1.79 | 3.37 | 69.0% | 2 | None |
| Decatur County Healthcare Parsons | 14.4 | 125 | 1.97 | 3.47 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Westwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Decaturville | 14.6 | 90 | 1.77 | 3.49 | 52.1% | 4 | $9,620 |
| Henderson Health And Rehabilitation Center Henderson | 21.6 | 132 | 2.30 | 3.73 | 54.8% | 1 | $81,328 |
| Laurelwood Health Care Center Jackson | 22.9 | 64 | 2.23 | 3.82 | 60.0% | 1 | $168,961 |
| Mission Convalescent Home Jackson | 23.7 | 57 | 1.29 | 2.46 | 62.5% | 3 | None |
| Christian Care Center of Medina Medina | 24.3 | 66 | 1.96 | 3.35 | 70.6% | 1 | $15,592 |
| West Tennessee Post Acute Jackson | 25.3 | 75 | 2.14 | 4.92 | 51.9% | 4 | 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.