NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro

    420 N University St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
    • Skilled Nursing

    Spotless private room, attentive staff

    I had a very positive experience here. My private room was spacious and spotless, the staff were unbelievably friendly, attentive and communicative, and PT/OT helped me recover quickly. Meals were good and activities/transportation were readily available; case management made insurance and hospital transfers smooth. I would recommend this facility and would use it again.

    Current/former 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)

    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

    3.22·(37)

    Overall rating

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

      2.9
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Attentive and compassionate nursing staff
    • Knowledgeable occupational and physical therapy (OT/PT) services
    • Engaging activities program
    • Clean, well-maintained private and semi-private rooms
    • Generally well-liked, nutritious meals
    • Hospice and end-of-life care coordination
    • Assistance with Medicare/Medicaid and insurance navigation
    • Proactive nursing leadership and medication-safety monitoring
    • Timely family communication and care updates
    • On-site transportation services

    Cons

    • Inconsistent personal-care and hygiene assistance
    • Staffing shortages and variable staff-to-patient ratios
    • Gaps in medication management and timely administration
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in some areas
    • Safety and maintenance hazards in physical environment and equipment
    • Weaknesses in clinical incident monitoring and escalation
    • Inconsistent meal-service quality and delivery accuracy
    • Administrative coordination and discharge-planning failures
    • Billing, insurance, and financial-handling issues
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Restricted visitation policy flexibility during infection-control events

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviewers describe a facility with notable strengths in clinical rehabilitation, hospice coordination, and several aspects of day-to-day care, alongside persistent operational weaknesses that families should evaluate closely. Positive accounts emphasize helpful, compassionate nursing and therapy teams, meaningful activity programming, and generally clean, comfortable rooms. At the same time, a number of reviewers described serious concerns about basic care processes, staffing levels, and environmental maintenance.

    Care quality and clinical services: Therapy (OT/PT) and the dedicated rehab department receive consistent praise for helping residents regain mobility and function. Hospice and case-management services are available and are viewed positively by families who used them. Nursing leadership is occasionally cited for proactive medication-safety practices and lab monitoring. However, there are repeated accounts implying inconsistent personal-care delivery (assistance with bathing, dressing, and turning) and gaps in skin-integrity monitoring. Several families described delays in medication administration and questions about medication management that suggest variability in clinical execution and oversight.

    Staff and communication: Many reviews highlight friendly, compassionate direct-care staff and informative communication from nurses and supervisors. Families appreciated timely updates and staff who prioritized patient needs. Conversely, comments about understaffing, staff appearing overworked, and uneven professionalism point to variability in resident experience depending on staffing levels and specific personnel. Administrative coordination and discharge planning are described as problematic in some cases, including abrupt or poorly managed transfers; these indicate potential process and leadership gaps rather than isolated clinical issues.

    Dining, activities, and resident life: The activities program is frequently described as engaging and well-run. Meals are often praised for taste and variety, and transportation for outings is available. That said, other accounts mention cold or incorrect meal deliveries and inconsistent food quality, suggesting variability in kitchen operations or mealtime logistics.

    Facilities, sanitation, and safety: Many families report clean, spacious rooms and routine facility maintenance, but other reviews raise concerns about sanitation and pest-control in certain areas and specific maintenance shortcomings (nonworking lights, narrow or inaccessible bathing spaces, improperly stored or broken equipment). Multiple comments indicate safety-related weaknesses such as fall-prevention gaps, equipment availability issues, and layout constraints that can affect mobility and personal safety.

    Management, billing, and policies: Administrative issues appear as a recurring theme: billing or insurance-handling concerns, perceived Medicare-bias during admissions, and restricted visitation policies during infection-control periods. There are also critiques of management responsiveness and follow-through, which intersect with clinical and family-communication complaints.

    Patterns and practical advice: The pattern across reviews is one of unevenness — strong rehabilitation and caring staff are paired with operational inconsistencies tied to staffing, maintenance, and administrative processes. Prospective residents and families should ask targeted questions before placement: current staffing ratios for the intended unit and shifts, protocols for personal-care and skin monitoring, medication-administration safeguards, pest-control and sanitation policies, fall-prevention measures, and discharge-planning procedures. Requesting recent inspection results, speaking with unit nursing leadership, and arranging a tour during active care hours can help assess whether the facility’s strengths align with a specific resident’s needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

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    NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro is located at 420 N University St, Murfreesboro, TN, 37130.

    About NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro

    NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro sits on North University Street and offers a 181-bed skilled nursing and post-acute care facility that helps older adults with many health needs, so if someone's recovering from a stroke, a joint replacement, or a serious illness, they can get physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and even respiratory therapy right here, all in the same place, and they'll find licensed nurses and therapists around 24 hours a day, which means folks have help whenever they need it. The rooms come in private and semiprivate options, have televisions, emergency response systems, high-speed wireless internet, and cable TV, and people can spend time in landscaped courtyards, a recreation center, and a beauty and barber shop, or they can join in on activities, social events, and even gardening, so there's a way for everybody to stay active and keep in touch with friends, whether they're coming in for short stays or longer-term care. Nursing staff and the team-including specialized physicians, nurse practitioners, a clinical social worker, and a dietician-work together for a well-rounded approach to care, and the staff also help with day-to-day needs like bathing, grooming, getting dressed, and meal preparations, plus there's help with medication, wound care, pain management, and counseling if needed, with support for people living with Alzheimer's disease too. Meals are served in a restaurant-style dining room, and a chef prepares food that meets different dietary needs, making sure residents eat well. The rehabilitation center is fully set up for therapy, so whether it's recovering strength after surgery or learning new skills after an accident or illness, skilled therapists offer programs for joint replacement, stroke, wound care, pain, and even amputee care, and they have both inpatient and outpatient options, which means people can keep getting therapy after leaving the facility, if they want. Housekeeping and laundry services help keep things tidy, and a private event room gives residents a spot to gather for special occasions. NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro teams up with other health professionals, focuses on community outreach, and offers emergency care as needed, so residents and families know care continues if things get tough. Education is important here, with sessions for both residents and long-term care professionals, plus CNA training programs and support for staff, and the facility participates in advocacy efforts for better senior care, so as lives change, there's support and resources to help people adjust, heal, and stay as independent as they can be, all in a comfortable setting right in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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