Nursing home
Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center
14510 Us-Highway 79, Mc Kenzie, TN 38201 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 facilities) · 66 certified beds
Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mc Kenzie, Tennessee. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.44 hours per resident per day, below the Tennessee average of 3.85. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing 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) | 3.44 | 3.85 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.34 | 0.61 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.82 | 2.15 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 61.2% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 April 17, 2025 inspection was corrected by May 16, 2025
What inspectors found at Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing 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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 3, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2019 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 10, 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
- 14510 Us-Highway 79
Mc Kenzie, TN 38201 - CMS certification #
- 445357
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 66
- Avg residents/day
- 46.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-07-01
- Chain
- Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting
Infinity Healthcare Consulting operates 70 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Infinity Healthcare Consulting 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, nurse 24 hours a day, diabetes care
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing 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 Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24-hour skilled nursing care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers diabetes care.
Customized dietary programs including renal, cardiac, and diabetic support, along with tube feeding when needed.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County, Huntingdon. 8.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ahc Mckenzie, Mc Kenzie. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Baptist Memorial Home Care, Huntingdon. 8.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 16.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 38201 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Huntingdon Dialysis, Huntingdon, 9.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 38201.
Beacon Hospice, office in Mc Kenzie, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Baptist Memorial Home Care & Hospice, office in Huntingdon, 8.9 miles away, straight line
Henry County Medical Center Hospice, office in Paris, 17.3 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Southeastern Physician Services PC, Union City. 35.5 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 relatively 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 Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center staffed?
Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center reports 3.44 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Tennessee average of 3.85.
Has Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center have?
Waters of Mckenzie A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center is certified for 66 beds.