Nursing home
Community Care of Rutherford
901 County Farm Rd, Murfreesboro, TN 37127 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 131 certified beds
Community Care of Rutherford is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.21 hours per resident per day, above the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on May 11, 2022 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Community Care of Rutherford 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) | 4.21 | 3.85 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.36 | 2.15 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.7% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 Community Care of Rutherford
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
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 25, 2024 · 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 · May 11, 2022 - Actual harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 11, 2022 - 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 11, 2022 - 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 · May 11, 2022
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 11, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 11, 2022 - 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 · May 11, 2022 - 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 · May 11, 2022 - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 11, 2022 - 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 · May 11, 2022 - 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 · Dec 4, 2019
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
- 901 County Farm Rd
Murfreesboro, TN 37127 - CMS certification #
- 445406
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 131
- Avg residents/day
- 93.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-07-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Community Care of Rutherford using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2019, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Nov 18, 2019: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Dec 19, 2019. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Community Care of Rutherford County, INC.
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
- Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro. 6.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare, Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro. 5.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Home Health, Murfreesboro. 5.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Health Mart. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37127 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dialysis Assoc. Of Murfreesboro-Ht, Murfreesboro, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Murfreesboro Dialysis, Murfreesboro, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro, 7.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37127.
Amedisys Hospice, office in Murfreesboro, 6.8 miles away, straight line
Caris Healthcare, office in Murfreesboro, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Faith Family Wellness Clinic PLLC, Shelbyville. 17.8 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 moderate, 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 | 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 | 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 Community Care of Rutherford a good nursing home?
CMS gives Community Care of Rutherford an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Community Care of Rutherford staffed?
Community Care of Rutherford reports 4.21 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Community Care of Rutherford had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Community Care of Rutherford have?
Community Care of Rutherford is certified for 131 beds.