NHC Place at the Trace: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Place at the Trace is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Nashville, Tennessee, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 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%).
NHC Place at the Trace
8353 Highway 100Nashville, TN 37221
Davidson 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 the Trace, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Tennessee average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 160 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.35 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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 NHC Place at the Trace left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 19, 2026. 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 the Trace holds 5 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About NHC Place at the Trace
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 69 homes
- Legal name: NHC Place at the Trace LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 12, 2016
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Place at the Trace
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Meadows Nashville | 2.6 | 113 | 1.92 | 3.48 | 55.2% | 3 | None |
| West Meade Place Nashville | 5.6 | 120 | 1.93 | 3.98 | 62.6% | 5 | None |
| Woodcrest at Blakeford Nashville | 9.1 | 83 | 2.50 | 4.66 | 51.2% | 4 | None |
| Green Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing Nashville | 9.4 | 150 | 2.36 | 4.01 | 61.2% | 3 | $16,801 |
| Franklin Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Franklin | 9.6 | 88 | 1.88 | 3.56 | 83.3% | 2 | $44,469 |
| Mulberry Health & Rehabilitation Franklin · SFF candidate | 9.7 | 157 | 2.30 | 3.81 | 67.9% | 1 | None |
| NHC Place at Cool Springs Franklin | 9.8 | 121 | 2.58 | 4.97 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Franklin Franklin | 10.0 | 80 | 1.76 | 3.49 | 55.3% | 2 | $62,491 |
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.
Explore next
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.