NHC Healthcare, Springfield
608 8th Ave East, Springfield, TN 37172 · Robertson County · 107 certified beds · avg 90 residents/day · certified since Oct 1, 1973
Abuse citation flag (CMS)
Part of chain: NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (69 facilities, chain avg rating 4.0★)
The abuse flag means inspectors cited this facility for abuse that caused harm to a resident within the past year, or potential for harm in each of the last two years. Source: CMS.
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Sep 15, 2025 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Oct 11, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Sep 15, 2025 · F-0726 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident.
Why it matters: Undertrained caregivers are more likely to miss warning signs and make care mistakes.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Oct 11, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (14)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Dec 3, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Dec 3, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Sep 15, 2025 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure its nurses and nurse aides had the skills and training needed to properly care for every resident. · from a complaint |
| Sep 15, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Sep 15, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not respond appropriately to alleged violations, such as reports of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment. Facilities must investigate every allegation and protect residents while they do. · from a complaint |
| Sep 5, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Sep 5, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide pharmacy services that meet each resident's needs, or did not employ or contract with a licensed pharmacist. · from a complaint |
| Sep 5, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. |
| Sep 5, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not properly inform residents or their representatives about arbitration agreements — contracts that give up the right to sue in court — including their right to refuse to sign. |
| Sep 5, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure its nurse aides had the skills needed to care for residents, including training in dementia care and abuse prevention. |
| Sep 5, 2024 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. |
| Sep 5, 2024 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (7 → 3).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | J ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $79,346.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2025 | Fine | $79,346 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 3.48 | 3.62 | 3.95 | bottom 50% in Tennessee; bottom 36% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.69 | top 41% in Tennessee; bottom 46% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.16 | 3.15 | 3.50 | top 39% in Tennessee; bottom 40% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.46 | 0.39 | 0.48 | top 28% in Tennessee; top 38% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 54.6 | 48.9 | 45.8 | bottom 33% in Tennessee; bottom 26% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 30.8 | 43.2 | 42.9 | top 28% in Tennessee; top 30% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.50, RN 0.56, weekend 3.18. Staffing rating: 3/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Institutional Advisors LLC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/08/2024 |
| Nhc/Delaware INC | Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| Bailey, Kaitlin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/06/2024 |
| Bailey, Kaitlin | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/19/2025 |
| Blackrock INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| Curtis, Yasmin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/14/2011 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/07/2023 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Dodson, Vicki | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/01/2019 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/31/2023 |
| Kidd, Brian | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/31/2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/08/2024 |
| National Health Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| Nhc-Op LP | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| Nhc-Op LP | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2000 |
| Shah, Viren | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2025 |
| Shah, Viren | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/28/2025 |
| Shelly, Timothy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/12/2024 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "How do you verify that your nurses and aides have the skills to care for residents with needs like my family member's?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "If someone reports suspected abuse or neglect here, what happens in the first 24 hours?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Waters of Springfield LLC | 0.3 mi | Springfield, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | |
| Stoneridge Health Care, LLC | 9.5 mi | Goodlettsville, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| White House Health Care INC | 10.7 mi | White House, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Alta Heights Post Acute | 16.3 mi | Goodlettsville, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Whites Creek Wellness and Rehabilitation Center | 18.8 mi | Whites Creek, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Riverview Post Acute | 18.9 mi | Ashland City, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Creekside Center for Rehabilitation and Healing | 19.1 mi | Madison, TN | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| NHC Healthcare, Hendersonville | 19.2 mi | Hendersonville, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Signature Healthcare of Clarksville | 19.7 mi | Clarksville, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 445088.