Laurelwood Health Care Center
200 BIRCH ST, Jackson, TN 38301
Jackson, Tennessee · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Laurelwood Health Care Center carries a 2 of 5 CMS overall rating, below-average quality that runs below Tennessee's state average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Laurelwood Health Care Center in Jackson, Tennessee holds a CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 31 of 100 (grade F). The 64-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Tennessee runs a median of $9,429 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 64 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 2 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 31 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 31.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Laurelwood Health Care Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Laurelwood Health Care Center carries an overall CMS quality rating of 2 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (2/5), staffing (2/5), and quality measures (2/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Jackson, Tennessee, this facility operates 64 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 51 residents - an occupancy rate of about 80%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 80% occupancy, this facility runs close to its typical range for a stabilized operation.
Same-ownership peers
Within Tennessee, Laurelwood Health Care Center is one of 113 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 2-star overall rating sits below the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.2 stars, ahead of roughly 16% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (21 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Laurelwood Health Care Center's lower-tercile stars compare to Tennessee
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Tennessee facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Tennessee state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Laurelwood Health Care Center ranks in Tennessee
Among the 298 CMS-rated nursing homes in Tennessee, Laurelwood Health Care Center’s 2-star overall rating is higher than 20% of them. The bars show how all Tennessee homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
60 Tennessee homes share this 2-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 64 |
| Residents | 51 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | Madison |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 21 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Laurelwood Health Care Center? ▾
2 out of 5 stars is Laurelwood Health Care Center's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 2/5, a staffing rating of 2/5, and a quality measures rating of 2/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Tennessee? ▾
In Tennessee, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $9,429/month ($113,150/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $10,038/month.
What services does Laurelwood Health Care Center offer? ▾
With 64 beds with approximately 51 current residents, Laurelwood Health Care Center is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under for profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 21 deficiencies and 1 penalties.
Does Laurelwood Health Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Laurelwood Health Care Center has multiple deficiencies (21 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Tennessee? ▾
In Tennessee, alternatives include assisted living ($5,845/mo), home health aides ($5,911/mo), and adult day care ($1,733/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Tennessee elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 445413.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.