TN State Veterans Home

    345 Compton Rd, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Very pleased with caring staff

    I'm very pleased with the care my dad receives - professional, cordial and genuinely caring staff in a spotless, home-like facility with engaging activities (games, singing, pet therapy) and good follow-up/documentation. Visits are welcoming, staff go above and beyond to accommodate medical needs, and volunteers are outstanding - I'd love to see more formal recognition for them. I have full confidence in the team and happily recommend this place.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.31·(106)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      4.1
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and respectful nursing staff
    • Clean, well-maintained interior spaces
    • Home-like, non-institutional atmosphere
    • Engaging daily activities program
    • Active volunteer program
    • On-site pet-therapy visits
    • Private rooms that are well-equipped
    • Multiple community areas with books and social spaces
    • Welcoming visitation experience for families
    • Helpful front-desk and reception staff
    • On-site rehabilitation services
    • Quality meal service
    • Supportive maintenance and facilities staff
    • Visible activity leadership (activity director engagement)
    • Continuity-oriented staff knowledge of residents

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and frequent short-staffing
    • Delays in response to call bells and caregiver assistance
    • Gaps in clinical monitoring and timely follow-up care
    • Breakdowns in communication between care team and families
    • Incontinence-care delays and laundry/sanitation concerns
    • Maintenance and repair lapses affecting resident rooms
    • Variable dementia-care capability and admission preferences
    • Inconsistent rehabilitation outcomes and therapy follow-through
    • Allegations of missing personal belongings and weak property controls
    • Billing and financial-transparency concerns
    • Variable professionalism and inconsistent family-facing conduct
    • Staffing patterns that fluctuate around regulatory inspections

    Summary of reviews

    This collection of reviewer comments describes a facility with clear strengths and notable operational vulnerabilities. Positive observations cluster around the day-to-day resident experience: many families and volunteers describe a clean, home-like environment with multiple communal spaces, engaging activities, an active volunteer program, and pet-therapy visits. Front-desk personnel, activity leadership, maintenance staff, and many bedside caregivers receive repeated praise for kindness, attentiveness, and familiarity with residents. Private rooms are described as well-equipped, meals are characterized positively by several reviewers, and on-site rehabilitation services are available.

    At the same time, a consistent pattern of operational concerns emerges. Staffing levels and consistency are recurring themes: reviewers report periods of short staffing, long waits for assistance, and apparent staffing surges around inspections followed by reduced coverage. Those staffing issues are tied to delays in attending to resident needs (delayed responses to call bells), inconsistent clinical monitoring (including gaps in follow-up care and pain management), and variable rehabilitation outcomes. Communication between the care team, management, and families is another frequent concern — families describe limited proactive updates, missed follow-up calls, and inconsistent explanations of clinical status or financial obligations.

    Care domains that appear uneven include end-of-life and dementia care. Several comments express concern about hospice symptom management and follow-up after a resident's death, while other families praised comfort-focused care in final days. Dementia care capability is described as variable, with some reviewers perceiving an organizational focus more suited to assisted-living residents than to higher-acuity memory-care needs. Operational controls also show weakness: reviewers raised concerns about laundry and incontinence-care processes, plumbing and repair issues in resident bathrooms, and at least one allegation of missing personal belongings, suggesting room for improved property and housekeeping controls.

    Management and culture present a mixed picture. Some reviewers commend administration, citing a well-run facility and compassionate leadership; others report experiences of inconsistent professionalism, problematic family interactions, and billing or financial-transparency issues. These divergent views contribute to a polarized overall impression: the facility is capable of providing high-quality, compassionate care and a pleasant environment, but that level of performance appears inconsistently delivered. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's clear strengths in cleanliness, activities, and staff compassion against the documented variability in staffing stability, clinical follow-through, dementia and hospice capability, communication, and operational controls. Visiting, asking about staffing ratios, care pathways for dementia and hospice, property safeguards, and financial/billing processes would help clarify current performance before admission.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    TN State Veterans Home is located at 345 Compton Rd, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130.

    About TN State Veterans Home

    TN State Veterans Home sits at 345 Compton Road in Murfreesboro and is part of a group of five state-run homes across Tennessee, with each site serving honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, widows, widowers, and Gold Star parents, and this community itself being the first of its kind in the state, founded back in 1991 and managed by the Tennessee State Veterans' Homes Board, not the VA, but working closely with the VA to help residents get federal funding when they're eligible, and you'll find a capacity for 140 beds there. The home offers short-term rehab stays, long-term skilled nursing care, and even specialized memory care for people who have Alzheimer's disease or other dementia conditions, with a big focus on making sure every resident gets an individualized care plan that meets their needs, so some people might come for just rehabilitation or therapy after a surgery or illness, and some come for longer. The clinical resources cover a wide range, like Cardiac ICU, Medical Surgical ICU, Pediatric and Neonatal ICU, burn care, physical therapy, psychiatric services, wound care, hospice, occupational therapy, restorative care, medication management, and dementia management, and residents can get environmental safety checks along with home safety assessments. The home prepares chef-planned nutritious meals and has both indoor and outdoor spaces, including patios and walking paths set right on the campus of the Alvin C. York VA Medical Center, where people can step out for some fresh air or stroll the paths with friends or visitors. There's a regular calendar of daily social and cultural activities which aim to support dignity and self-respect, with the idea that veterans can find camaraderie too, which a lot of veterans appreciate, since being among others with similar backgrounds helps them feel at home. The staff are known for being friendly, helpful, and kind, and they're trained to meet physical, emotional, and mental needs of veterans, and the facility offers a full set of therapies, including cognitive training, pain management, fall prevention, and all the basics like physical, speech, and occupational therapies. TN State Veterans Home is a non-profit organization that aims to help every resident reach the highest level of independence possible, using community resources and partnerships with other local health providers, and offers assisted living, nursing home care, rehab, and dementia care all in one place, though there's an admissions process with a wait-list for new residents. The campus sits in a neighborhood with quick access to hospitals, pharmacies, restaurants, shops, and banks, and overall, this facility serves as a steady, straightforward place for veterans and their families to find the support they need, with health care, activities, therapies, and safety all under one roof.

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