Nursing home report
LINDEN, TN · Medicare-certified · 114 beds
Perry County Nursing Home in Linden, TN has a 1-star overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and 1-star quality measures rating. Staffing is 3-star, with reported nurse staffing of 3.75 hours per resident per day below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.7523 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.7523.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited December 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to give residents clear notice of their rights, rules, services, and charges. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 572 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and share the investigation results with the proper authorities. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 609 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $15,593 in total fines.
Federal fine
Aug 1, 2023
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
