Nursing home
Lauderdale Community Living Center
215 Lackey Lane, Ripley, TN 38063 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Community Eldercare Services (17 facilities) · 71 certified beds
Lauderdale Community Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ripley, Tennessee. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Aug 14, 2025 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $42,195In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lauderdale 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) | 3.46 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.41 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.94 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 55.3% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the August 14, 2025 inspection was corrected by October 2, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $42,195, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Lauderdale 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.
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 14, 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 · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 14, 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 · Aug 14, 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
- 215 Lackey Lane
Ripley, TN 38063 - CMS certification #
- 445354
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 71
- Avg residents/day
- 34.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-08-01
- 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 Lauderdale 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
- Lauderdale Community Hospital, Ripley. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ripley Healthcare And Rehab Center, Ripley. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Adoration Home Health Brownsville, Brownsville. 18.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Arnolds Drug. 12.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38063 as small town (small town high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Ripley Dialysis Center, Ripley, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Tipton County Dialysis, Covington, 12.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38063.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cogent Healthcare Of Tennessee, PC, Dyersburg. 23.0 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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 Lauderdale Community Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lauderdale Community Living Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lauderdale Community Living Center staffed?
Lauderdale Community Living Center reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Lauderdale Community Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lauderdale Community Living Center have?
Lauderdale Community Living Center is certified for 71 beds.