NHC Healthcare - Murfreesboro

    420 N University St, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.2ยท36 reviews

    Clean private rooms, attentive staff

    I had a very good experience here: spacious, clean private rooms and unbelievably friendly, attentive staff who genuinely cared and kept us informed. Therapy (PT/OT) helped with timely recovery, the food and activities were solid, transportation and smooth hospital transfers were available - I would recommend and would use them again.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 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

    3.17ยท(36)

    Overall rating

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

      2.8
    • Staff

      2.7
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      3.7
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing staff
    • Knowledgeable rehabilitation (PT/OT) team
    • Engaging activities and therapy programs
    • Clean, well-maintained resident rooms
    • Appealing menu and generally good meals
    • Hospice services and Medicare/Medicaid assistance
    • Smooth hospital transfer and care coordination
    • Private and spacious room options
    • Proactive nursing leadership and medication-safety labs
    • Transportation and discharge-planning support
    • Family-oriented, personalized care approach
    • Timely recovery outcomes for many rehab patients

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and high patient-to-staff ratios
    • Inconsistent bathing and personal-hygiene practices
    • Delays and variability in medication administration
    • Variable staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Sanitation and pest-control concerns in common areas
    • Maintenance deficiencies in building and equipment
    • Gaps in fall-prevention and transfer-safety practices
    • Inconsistent meal delivery and food-service reliability
    • Administrative inconsistencies in discharge and transfers
    • Inadequate responsiveness to family concerns and follow-up
    • Billing and insurance-processing inconsistencies
    • Limited privacy and outdated double-occupancy layouts

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer accounts describe a facility with clear clinical strengths but also recurring operational weaknesses. Positively, many families and former patients praised the nursing and rehabilitation teams: caregivers were described as compassionate, attentive, and effective in PT/OT, with several accounts of timely recoveries and restored mobility. The facility provides both long-term care and short-term rehab, offers hospice services and Medicare/Medicaid assistance, and includes amenities such as private/spacious rooms, transportation support, and active daily programming. Multiple descriptions highlight clean, well-maintained resident rooms and proactive nursing leadership that maintains medication-safety labs and communicates care plans to families.

    Care quality is inconsistent across reports. While some accounts describe excellent clinical care and helpful case management, others raise concerns about unmet activities-of-daily-living needs, inconsistent bathing and incontinence-care practices, and clinical lapses that required hospital transfer. Medication management is an area of concern for some families, with mentions of delayed administration and perceived overuse in individual cases; these suggest variability in medication-administration processes rather than a uniformly reliable system.

    Staff behavior and communication receive mixed assessments. Numerous reviews commend caring nurses, aides, and a supportive therapy staff who involve families and keep them informed. Conversely, other accounts point to rude or abrupt interactions at the administrative level, inconsistent responsiveness from frontline staff, and the need for family advocacy to secure timely attention. Administrative practice issues are also noted: abrupt discharge or transfer procedures, inconsistent follow-through on family requests, and occasional problems with billing or insurance processing.

    Dining and activities are likewise variable. Many reviewers enjoyed the meals and active programming, describing engaging activities and a community-like atmosphere. However, there are reports of inconsistent meal delivery (cold or incorrect orders) and broader food-service reliability concerns. Sanitation and pest-control concerns in common areas and restrooms are cited in several accounts; these items point to a need for stronger environmental services oversight rather than a uniform dining- or kitchen-specific failure.

    Facility infrastructure and safety present a mixed picture. Parts of the building are described as clean and under renovation, while other areas are characterized as older with narrow bathrooms, limited shower accessibility, broken equipment stored inappropriately, and elevator access problems. Safety themes recur in accounts about falls and transfer issues, suggesting opportunities to strengthen fall-prevention protocols and transfer-safety practices. Visitation policies have been affected by infection-control events at times, which some families found restrictive.

    Taken together, the pattern is one of a facility capable of providing high-quality rehab and compassionate nursing care but operating with uneven consistency in staffing, hygiene, maintenance, medication processes, and administration. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facilityโ€™s demonstrated strengths in therapy and personalized care against operational risks tied to staffing levels, sanitation oversight, and administrative coordination. Recommended pre-admission steps include observing staff-to-resident interactions, asking for current staffing ratios, reviewing hygiene and pest-control protocols, reviewing medication-administration safeguards, and confirming procedures for discharge, transfers, and billing to ensure expectations align with on-the-ground practice.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5ยท/ 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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