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D

54/100

Below average

Eaton Creek Post Acute

4343 Ashland City Highway, Nashville, TN 37218

#17 of 19 in Davidson County (615) 726-0492
Certified beds
124
Occupancy
80%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • Special Focus Facility

    CMS has placed this home in its Special Focus Facility program for a persistent pattern of poor care. These homes get inspected twice as often.

  • $124,061 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 4 penalty action(s).

Our read on Eaton Creek Post Acute

Eaton Creek Post Acute has more direct-care nursing hours than most homes, 5.04 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and it holds that level through the weekend, which many places don't. The problems sit elsewhere. Thirty-five deficiencies are on the current record, twelve of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and five tied to abuse, with $122,242 in federal fines across three cases. Staff turnover runs 52.9% a year, above the 45.8% norm, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the most persistent poor performers. The last inspection was August 30, 2023.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing19/30Stability7/15Outcomes7.5/15Enforcement0/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

19/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.28 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.58 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing holds steady

Staff stability

7/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →53% of nursing staff left in the last year
  • →-2 for 2 administrator departures

Resident outcomes

7.5/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →No quality-measure rating published, scored neutral

Enforcement history

0/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$124,061 in federal fines across 4 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Grade ceiling applied

  • Capped at 54 (grade D), CMS Special Focus Facility

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day5.04 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.58 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours5.08 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover52.90%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: March 4, 2026 (8 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of PACS GROUP, which operates 275 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Eaton Creek Post Acute

What is the ElderGrade for Eaton Creek Post Acute? +

Eaton Creek Post Acute holds an ElderGrade of D (54 out of 100), which we describe as "below average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Eaton Creek Post Acute? +

Residents receive an average of 5.04 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Eaton Creek Post Acute been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Eaton Creek Post Acute accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Eaton Creek Post Acute is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.