Life Care Center of Tullahoma: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Tullahoma is a 169-bed for-profit nursing home in Tullahoma, Tennessee, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 44.4% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Life Care Center of Tullahoma
1715 N Jackson StTullahoma, TN 37388
Coffee 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 Life Care Center of Tullahoma, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Tennessee average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.27 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.33 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.92 | 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
44.4% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Tullahoma left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 28, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Life Care Center of Tullahoma holds 2 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Life Care Center of Tullahoma
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 12, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Tullahoma
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| NHC Healthcare, Tullahoma Tullahoma | 0.4 | 90 | 2.15 | 4.00 | 52.6% | 3 | None |
| Lynchburg Nursing Center Lynchburg | 9.5 | 88 | 1.87 | 3.75 | 24.2% | 5 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehab Manchester | 10.1 | 72 | 1.65 | 3.51 | 35.4% | 2 | None |
| Manchester Center for Rehabilitation and Healing L Manchester | 11.8 | 120 | 2.41 | 4.27 | 52.9% | 4 | None |
| The Waters of Shelbyville, LLC Shelbyville | 15.8 | 96 | 1.57 | 3.14 | 52.5% | 4 | None |
| Heritage Place Care & Rehabilitation LLC Winchester | 16.0 | 132 | 1.61 | 3.17 | 54.8% | 1 | None |
| Elk River Health & Nursing Center of Winchester Winchester | 16.0 | 80 | 1.86 | 3.70 | 69.7% | 3 | None |
| Southern Tenn Medical Center SNF Winchester · many days without an RN | 16.2 | 46 | 1.12 | 4.42 | — | 1 | 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.