Nursing home
Brown County Health and Living Community
55 E Willow St, Nashville, IN 47448 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Cardon & Associates (20 facilities) · 117 certified beds
Brown County Health and Living Community is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Nashville, Indiana. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.79 hours per resident per day, below the Indiana average of 3.71. Its most recent inspection on Aug 15, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brown County Health and Living Community compares
This facility vs. the Indiana and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Indiana avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.79 | 3.71 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.28 | 0.66 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.63 | 2.27 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.2% | 47.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 7.5 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the August 15, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 20, 2025
What inspectors found at Brown County Health and Living Community
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2023 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Sep 5, 2023 - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 1, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 55 E Willow St
Nashville, IN 47448 - CMS certification #
- 155487
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 117
- Avg residents/day
- 106.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-04-01
- Chain
- Cardon & Associates (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Cardon & Associates
Cardon & Associates operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Cardon & Associates facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital, Bloomington. 16.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Morgantown Woods of Journey, Morgantown. 11.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Independence Home Health LLC, Nineveh. 13.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 47448 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hoosier Hills Dialysis, Bloomington, 13.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 47448.
Southerncare Indianapolis, office in Bloomington, 18.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Our Hospice Of South Central Indiana Inc, office in Columbus, 18.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Main Street Hospice, LLC, office in Franklin, 22.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Columbus Regional Health Physicians LLC, Columbus. 18.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Brown County Health and Living Community a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brown County Health and Living Community an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brown County Health and Living Community staffed?
Brown County Health and Living Community reports 2.79 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Indiana average of 3.71.
Has Brown County Health and Living Community had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brown County Health and Living Community have?
Brown County Health and Living Community is certified for 117 beds.