NHC Place at Cool Springs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Place at Cool Springs is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Franklin, Tennessee, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% above the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 48.9% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
NHC Place at Cool Springs
211 Cool Springs BlvdFranklin, TN 37067
Williamson 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 Place at Cool Springs, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, 22% above the Tennessee average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 2.58 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.27 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.12 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.97 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.35 | 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
48.9% of nursing staff at NHC Place at Cool Springs left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 36.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 14, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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 Place at Cool Springs holds 4 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About NHC Place at Cool Springs
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Cool Springs, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 10, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Place at Cool Springs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mulberry Health & Rehabilitation Franklin · SFF candidate | 2.9 | 157 | 2.30 | 3.81 | 67.9% | 1 | None |
| Franklin Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Franklin | 3.1 | 88 | 1.88 | 3.56 | 83.3% | 2 | $44,469 |
| NHC Healthcare, Franklin Franklin | 3.2 | 80 | 1.76 | 3.49 | 55.3% | 2 | $62,491 |
| Somerfield at the Heritage Brentwood | 5.1 | 66 | 2.33 | 4.23 | 47.6% | 5 | None |
| NHC Place at the Trace Nashville | 9.8 | 90 | 1.90 | 4.08 | 54.5% | 5 | None |
| Bethany Center for Rehabilitation and Healing LLC Nashville | 10.1 | 180 | 1.97 | 3.49 | 62.1% | 1 | None |
| Woodcrest at Blakeford Nashville | 10.7 | 83 | 2.50 | 4.66 | 51.2% | 4 | None |
| West Meade Place Nashville | 10.7 | 120 | 1.93 | 3.98 | 62.6% | 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.