NHC Healthcare, Pulaski: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare, Pulaski is a 102-bed for-profit nursing home in Pulaski, Tennessee, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
NHC Healthcare, Pulaski
993 E College StPulaski, TN 38478
Giles 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 NHC Healthcare, Pulaski, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Tennessee average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 210 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.36 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.80 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 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
41.0% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare, Pulaski left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 19, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. NHC Healthcare, Pulaski holds 3 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About NHC Healthcare, Pulaski
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Pulaski, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1972
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Pulaski
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Pulaski | 0.5 | 83 | 1.83 | 3.19 | — | 4 | None |
| Elk River Health and Nursing Center of Ardmore, LL Ardmore | 15.7 | 79 | 2.12 | 3.89 | 62.1% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg | 18.7 | 96 | 2.30 | 3.68 | 42.4% | 5 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Scott Lawrenceburg | 19.3 | 49 | 2.20 | 3.98 | 60.3% | 5 | None |
| Countryside Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center Lawrenceburg | 20.3 | 162 | 2.19 | 3.66 | 40.2% | 3 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Oakwood Lewisburg | 21.1 | 60 | 1.68 | 3.23 | 49.1% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Lewisburg Lewisburg | 21.2 | 100 | 2.41 | 4.01 | 52.8% | 3 | $217,240 |
| Elk River Health & Rehabilitation of Fayetteville Fayetteville | 26.1 | 79 | 2.06 | 3.41 | 63.2% | 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.