West Tennessee Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
West Tennessee Post Acute is a 75-bed for-profit nursing home in Jackson, Tennessee, part of Links Healthcare Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
West Tennessee Post Acute
597 West Forest AvenueJackson, TN 38301
Madison 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 West Tennessee Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Tennessee average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 132 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.94 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.92 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.93 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at West Tennessee Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 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. West Tennessee Post Acute holds 4 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About West Tennessee Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Links Healthcare Group, 32 homes
- Legal name: Island Park Beach Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 6, 1986
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near West Tennessee Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cypress Grove Post Acute Jackson | 0.1 | 170 | 2.14 | 3.72 | 47.4% | 3 | $17,355 |
| Mission Convalescent Home Jackson | 1.7 | 57 | 1.29 | 2.46 | 62.5% | 3 | None |
| Laurelwood Health Care Center Jackson | 2.8 | 64 | 2.23 | 3.82 | 60.0% | 1 | $168,961 |
| Maplewood Health Care Center Jackson | 3.1 | 160 | 2.30 | 3.85 | 66.7% | 1 | $93,678 |
| Northbrooke Post Acute Jackson | 3.7 | 120 | 2.02 | 3.54 | 73.9% | 1 | None |
| Christian Care Center of Medina Medina | 9.1 | 66 | 1.96 | 3.35 | 70.6% | 1 | $15,592 |
| W D Bill Manning Tennessee State Veterans Home Humboldt | 13.2 | 140 | 2.49 | 4.24 | 21.9% | 5 | None |
| Avondale Health and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Humboldt | 14.7 | 89 | 1.66 | 3.31 | 56.3% | 2 | 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.