Smyrna Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Smyrna Care Center is a 125-bed for-profit nursing home in Smyrna, Tennessee, part of Exceptional Living Centers. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 65.0% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Smyrna Care Center
200 Mayfield DriveSmyrna, TN 37167
Rutherford 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 Smyrna Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Tennessee average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.75 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.22 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.99 | 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
65.0% of nursing staff at Smyrna Care Center 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 Feb 26, 2020. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $174,615 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Fine | $174,615 |
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. Smyrna Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Smyrna Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Exceptional Living Centers, 10 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 26, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Smyrna Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Waters of Smyrna, LLC Smyrna | 0.2 | 91 | 1.65 | 2.99 | 69.3% | 1 | $97,773 |
| Life Care Center of Hickory Woods Antioch | 5.7 | 124 | 2.03 | 4.00 | 55.6% | 5 | None |
| Tennessee Veterans Home Murfreesboro | 8.7 | 140 | 2.88 | 4.83 | 67.1% | 1 | $193,155 |
| Antioch TN Opco, LLC Antioch · SFF candidate · abuse citation · no staffing data submitted | 9.2 | 110 | — | — | — | 2 | $132,760 |
| Stones River Manor, Inc Murfreesboro | 9.3 | 30 | 3.11 | 6.19 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Adamsplace, LLC Murfreesboro | 9.8 | 40 | 2.20 | 4.71 | 52.5% | 3 | None |
| Stone River Post Acute Murfreesboro | 10.2 | 68 | 2.70 | 5.15 | 57.4% | 3 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Murfreesboro Murfreesboro | 11.5 | 181 | 2.50 | 3.85 | 56.7% | 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.