Nursing home
Briarwood Community Living Center
41 Hospital Drive, Lexington, TN 38351 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Community Eldercare Services (17 facilities) · 55 certified beds
Briarwood Community Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lexington, Tennessee. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.27 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on May 28, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarwood Community Living 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) | 3.27 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.63 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 59.5% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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 May 28, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 15, 2025
What inspectors found at Briarwood Community Living 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 · May 28, 2025 · 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 · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 28, 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 · May 28, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Jul 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 3, 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 · Jul 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2024 · 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 · Mar 6, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2024 · 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
- 41 Hospital Drive
Lexington, TN 38351 - CMS certification #
- 445333
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 55
- Avg residents/day
- 34.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-09-01
- Chain
- Community Eldercare Services (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Community Eldercare Services
Community Eldercare Services operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Community Eldercare Services 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, works with hospice, diabetes care, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Briarwood Community Living 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Respite and Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Diabetes Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Dialysis - We will help setup transportation to off-site appointments.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Henderson County Community Hospital, Lexington. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ahc Lexington, Lexington. 1.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Volunteer Homecare Of West Tn, Parsons. 15.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38351 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lexington Dialysis (Tn), Lexington, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Dci Beech Lake, Lexington, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 8 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38351.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cogent Healthcare Of Tennessee, PC, Dyersburg. 61.3 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, 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 Briarwood Community Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarwood Community Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarwood Community Living Center staffed?
Briarwood Community Living Center reports 3.27 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Briarwood Community Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarwood Community Living Center have?
Briarwood Community Living Center is certified for 55 beds.