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Life Care Center Of Columbia

841 W. James Campbell Blvd., Columbia, TN, 38401

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 445236

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall4 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
Certified beds
123 · avg 92 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
50.5%near the Tennessee averageTennessee avg: 48.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
38.5%near the Tennessee averageTennessee avg: 43.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Tennessee averageTennessee avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
445236
Certified beds
123 beds · avg 92 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Columbia Operations, Llc
Chain affiliation
Life Care Centers Of America

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (6 on record)

  • Brandon Whiteside

    W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2018

  • Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2006

  • Cindy s Cross

    Corporate Officer · since 2006

  • Forrest l Preston

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2006

  • Joan e Thurmond

    Corporate Officer · since 2006

  • Life Care Affiliates ii

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2006

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

7 health citations on file

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 7 of 7)

  • D0698·Dec 8, 2021

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  • D0580·Dec 8, 2021

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  • E0812·Apr 24, 2019

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • D0684·Apr 24, 2019

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • G0867·Jun 14, 2018

    Administration Deficiencies

    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  • G0689·Jun 14, 2018

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • G0656·Jun 14, 2018

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

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Fire-safety citations

5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 8, 2021. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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