Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Applingwood Post Acute
1536 Appling Care Lane · Cordova, TN 38018 · 78 certified beds
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About Applingwood Post Acute
Applingwood Post Acute is a nursing home in Cordova, Tennessee. Its capacity is 78 beds, below the Shelby County median of 120 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Links Healthcare Group. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 10 citations, the most recent on August 12, 2025. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.55 hours per resident per day. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in Cordova. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
2.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (10)
Records from October 2018 to August 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0921Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity J: isolated, immediate jeopardy. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
August 12, 2025
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 9, 2025.
October 24, 2018
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 12, 2018.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $63,999
August 12, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $63,999 against this nursing home on August 12, 2025.
Staffing
3.55 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 3.72 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Links Healthcare Group, a chain of 32 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.1 overall, 2.7 for health inspections, 2.8 for staffing, 4.3 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Tennessee.
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