Nursing home
Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
1245 E College St, Pulaski, TN 38478 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 83 certified beds
Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pulaski, Tennessee. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.73 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Jun 9, 2021 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Meadowbrook Healthcare 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) | 3.73 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.08 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.8% | 48.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 February 22, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 20, 2026
What inspectors found at Meadowbrook Healthcare 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 22, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 18, 2023 - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 9, 2021
Show all 8 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 · Jun 19, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 19, 2019 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 19, 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
- 1245 E College St
Pulaski, TN 38478 - CMS certification #
- 445443
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 83
- Avg residents/day
- 60.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-04-01
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group 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 Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Meadowbrook Healthcare 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski, Pulaski. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare, Pulaski, Pulaski. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Deaconess Homecare, Fayetteville. 24.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Jones Drug Health Mart. 16.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38478 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Pulaski, Pulaski, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38478.
- Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Faith Family Wellness Clinic PLLC, Shelbyville. 38.3 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very 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 | 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 Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.73 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center have?
Meadowbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 83 beds.