Nhc Healthcare, Cookeville
Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee · CCN 445110 · For-profit (Corporation) · part of National Healthcare Corporation (69 facilities, chain average 4 stars)
CMS rates Nhc Healthcare, Cookeville 5 of 5 overall as of August 2026. 104 certified beds, 101 residents a day on average. 6 citations on record from the current inspection cycles; no fines on record.
CMS’s ratings
The Five-Star Quality Rating System, as CMS publishes it. Where CMS gives no rating, the reason CMS gives is printed instead.
| Overall | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
|---|---|
| Health inspections | ★★★★☆ 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | ★★★☆☆ 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | ★★★★★ 5 of 5 |
| Quality: long-stay / short-stay | 5 / 5 of 5 |
Staffing
| Total nurse staffing | 4.09084 hours per resident per day |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 0.50318 hours per resident per day |
| Weekend total | 3.49289 hours per resident per day |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40% (registered nurses 33.3%) |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
Citations from health inspections
Each is a finding by a state surveyor on the date shown, in CMS’s words. The severity is CMS’s scope-and-severity grid, spelled out: harm on the left, how widespread on the right.
| Survey | Finding | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-12 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0644 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-02-20 |
| 2025-02-12 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · tag F0656 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-02-21 |
| 2025-02-12 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · tag F0812 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2025-03-18 |
| 2020-02-05 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control Deficiencies · tag F0880 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2020-02-20 |
| 2019-02-06 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · tag F0812 |
F No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; widespread | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2019-02-07 |
| 2019-02-06 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · tag F0756 |
D No actual harm, with potential for more than minimal harm; isolated | Deficient, Provider has date of correction 2019-02-18 |
Fines and payment denials
No fines or payment denials on record since 2023.
Who owns and runs it
Every owner, officer and manager CMS lists, as filed. These are the names in CMS’s ownership record; anyone named in the ownership record can ask about it on the about page.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Trust Organization | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 1986-10-30 |
| National Health Corp Leveraged Employee Stock Ownership Trust Organization | adp of the snf | — | 1986-10-30 |
| National Healthcare Corporation Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Tennessee Healthcare Advisors, LLC Organization | adp of the snf | — | 2025-08-04 |
| National Healthcare Corporation Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 1997-09-26 |
| Nhc-Op Lp Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Tennessee Healthcare Advisors, LLC Organization | operational/managerial control | — | 2018-01-01 |
| Dieringer, Nicholas Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-08-18 |
| Dodson, Vicki Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2019-06-01 |
| Kidd, Brian Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Stoner, Jeremy Individual | adp of the snf | — | 2025-08-11 |
| Kidd, Brian Individual | corporate officer | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Smith, Jeffrey Individual | corporate officer | — | 2008-12-15 |
| Ussery, Robert Individual | corporate officer | — | 2017-01-01 |
| Bean, Kelsie Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2009-05-13 |
| Dieringer, Nicholas Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2020-06-10 |
| Dodson, Vicki Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-06-01 |
| Kidd, Brian Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2019-01-01 |
| Smith, Jeffrey Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2008-12-15 |
| Stoner, Jeremy Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 1998-06-01 |
| Ussery, Robert Individual | operational/managerial control | — | 2025-07-23 |
What changed
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Data Catalog (public domain), files dated 2026-08-01. Ratings are CMS’s; citations are state surveyors’ findings; nothing here is estimated or a recommendation. Every nursing home in Putnam County.