Nursing home
Alta Heights Post Acute
813 S Dickerson Rd, Goodlettsville, TN 37072 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 90 certified beds
Alta Heights Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.73 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Feb 27, 2025 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Alta Heights Post Acute compares
This facility vs. the Tennessee and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Tennessee avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.73 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.99 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 66.7% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 5.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
What inspectors found at Alta Heights Post Acute
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
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 27, 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 · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 813 S Dickerson Rd
Goodlettsville, TN 37072 - CMS certification #
- 445460
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 67.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-10-01
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs Group 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
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Alta Heights Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Tristar Skyline Medical Center, Nashville. 4.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Creekside Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, Madison. 3.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Beacon Home Health, Goodlettsville. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37072 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Goodlettsville, Goodlettsville, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci Madison, Madison, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc Hendersonville, Hendersonville, 5.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37072.
Adoration Hospice, office in Madison, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Heart And Soul Hospice LLC, office in Nashville, 11.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice, office in Nashville, 11.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Jean Lessly, MD, Hermitage. 9.1 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alta Heights Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Alta Heights Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Alta Heights Post Acute staffed?
Alta Heights Post Acute reports 3.73 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Alta Heights Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Alta Heights Post Acute have?
Alta Heights Post Acute is certified for 90 beds.