Nursing home
Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center
215 Highland Circle Drive, Portland, TN 37148 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Signature Healthcare (71 facilities) · 112 certified beds
Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Portland, Tennessee. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.47 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Dec 4, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $107,228In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness 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) | 3.47 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.61 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 74.1% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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 December 4, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 19, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $107,228, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 4, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
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 · Apr 11, 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 · Apr 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 11, 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 · Apr 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Aug 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
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 · Aug 23, 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
- 215 Highland Circle Drive
Portland, TN 37148 - CMS certification #
- 445306
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 112
- Avg residents/day
- 66.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-01-01
- Chain
- Signature Healthcare (71 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Signature Healthcare
Signature Healthcare operates 71 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Signature Healthcare facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2021, 2 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.
- Jan 27, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case open. 2 violations cited (1 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $1,350 proposed, $1,350 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as LP Portland, LLC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $1,050 proposed, $1,050 now. To be fixed by May 17, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule TDLWD. Penalty $300 proposed, $300 now. To be fixed by May 17, 2021. Contested by the employer.
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
- Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma, Gallatin. 9.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Gallatin Center for Rehabilitation and Healing, Gallatin. 9.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Highpoint Homecare, Gallatin. 9.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 9.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 37148 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Usrc Gallatin Dialysis, Gallatin, 9.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Rcg Gallatin, Gallatin, 10.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Red Oak, Franklin, 13.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 37148.
Highpoint Hospice, office in Gallatin, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Aveanna Hospice, office in Springfield, 19.7 miles away, straight line
Caris Healthcare, office in Springfield, 21.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Jean Lessly, MD, Hermitage. 22.6 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness 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 Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center staffed?
Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center reports 3.47 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center have?
Signature Health of Portland Rehab & Wellness Center is certified for 112 beds.