Nursing home
Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
213 Herndon Drive, Bells, TN 38006 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 120 certified beds
Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bells, Tennessee. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.63 hours per resident per day, above the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Aug 14, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 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) | 4.63 | 3.85 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.72 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.2% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 5.9 | 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 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 5, 2025
What inspectors found at Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 14, 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 · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jun 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 21, 2024 · 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 · Mar 2, 2023 - 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 · Mar 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 2, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 2, 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
- 213 Herndon Drive
Bells, TN 38006 - CMS certification #
- 445463
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 84.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-10-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Community operated transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Haywood County Community Hospital, Brownsville. 12.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Alamo Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Alamo. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Volunteer Home Care, Humboldt. 10.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Ranes Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38006 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Humboldt, Humboldt, 11.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Davita North Jackson Dialysis, Jackson, 11.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Brownsville Dialysis, Brownsville, 13.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 5 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38006.
Tennessee Quality Care - Hospice, office in Jackson, 12.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of West Tennessee, office in Jackson, 13.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cogent Healthcare Of Tennessee, PC, Dyersburg. 28.1 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively high. 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 Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 4.63 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
Bells Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 120 beds.