Nursing home
Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans
250 Arrowood Drive, Clarksville, TN 37042 · Map
Government - State · Part of Tennessee State Veterans' Home (5 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Clarksville, Tennessee. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.44 hours per resident per day, above the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Apr 8, 2022 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans 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) | 5.44 | 3.85 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.26 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.7% | 46.4% | — |
| 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.
What inspectors found at Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans
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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Apr 8, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 8, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2019
Show all 8 deficiencies
- 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 12, 2019 - Actual 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 · Aug 9, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 9, 2018
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
- 250 Arrowood Drive
Clarksville, TN 37042 - CMS certification #
- 445524
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 104.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2016-05-10
- Chain
- Tennessee State Veterans' Home (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Tennessee State Veterans' Home
Tennessee State Veterans' Home operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Tennessee State Veterans' Home facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Programs State Veterans Home
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, 3 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Paying with Medicaid and other programs
Federal and state programs
- State Veterans Home. Listed as a State Veterans Home (Brigadier General Wendell H. Gilbert Tennessee State Veterans’ Home) in the national directory that VA links to. Beds listed: 108. State Veterans Homes are state-owned; VA surveys them each year and pays part of the cost of care for eligible veterans. (State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory), as of Nov 20, 2024)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Dec 13, 2019: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 26, 2020. 3 violations cited (3 serious). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as TN Veteran's Home - Clarksville. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Ladders (1910.23(c)(8)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 27, 2020.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 27, 2020.
- Serious: Safe electrical work practices (1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 27, 2020.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Clarksville. 8.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ahava Healthcare of Clarksville, Clarksville. 7.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Suncrest Home Health, Clarksville. 7.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37042 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Fort Campbell Dialysis, Clarksville, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Clarksville North Dialysis, Clarksville, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Dci Cumberland, Clarksville, 7.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37042.
Suncrest Hospice, office in Clarksville, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Shangeetha Balakumar, MD, Nashville. 45.1 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: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | See above |
| 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 Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans a good nursing home?
CMS gives Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans staffed?
Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans reports 5.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans have?
Brigadier General Wendell H Gilbert TN State Veterans is certified for 108 beds.