NHC Healthcare, Smithville
825 FISHER AVE PO BOX 549, Smithville, TN, 37166
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 2 deficiencies against NHC Healthcare, Smithville in Smithville, Tennessee at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-02-27. 2 findings have been recorded at the immediate-jeopardy level, the most serious CMS uses, meaning a resident was placed in immediate danger. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $228,511. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 10 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0644 · 2025-02-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal 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 · F0842 · 2025-02-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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 · F0600 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
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 · F0656 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0609 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal 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 · F0726 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0730 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · F0867 · 2024-04-11 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2018-10-31 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
What Medicare has fined this home
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Smithville
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/08/2024 |
| NHC/DELAWARE INC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| BIDWELL, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| BIDWELL, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| NHC-OP LP | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| BIDWELL, GREGORY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
| DODSON, VICKI | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/01/2019 |
| KIDD, BRIAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2017 |
| PANTER, LORI | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/18/2020 |
| SHERWOOD, WILLIAM | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2025 |
| USSERY, ROBERT | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2000 |
Part of the NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION group.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 445116.
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