Kirby Pines Manor is a 120-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 3535 Kirby Parkway in Memphis, Shelby County, holding Tennessee HFC nursing home license #243. CMS gives Kirby Pines Manor an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Kirby Pines Manor's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Kirby Pines Manor an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 5, staffing 1 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 120 / 27.0 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | March 7, 1986 |
| Tennessee license (HFC) | #243, 120 licensed beds, Licensed through 12/14/2026 |
| Secured / Alzheimer's beds (HFC bed report) | 0 secured, 30 Alzheimer's |
On an average day it cares for about 27 residents, roughly 22% of its certified beds (below the 84% median across Memphis-area nursing homes).
What did recent health inspections find at Kirby Pines Manor?
June 3, 2025 is the date of Kirby Pines Manor's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 2 cited deficiencies: 2 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on April 4, 2024, recorded 0 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Memphis-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 4, so Kirby Pines Manor sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How many nursing hours do residents get at Kirby Pines Manor?
Kirby Pines Manor reports 2.32 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, lower than the Memphis-area median of 3.55, including 0.53 registered-nurse hours (lower than the Memphis-area median of 0.56).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 2.18 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 57.1% (higher than the Memphis-area median of 55.6%), and registered-nurse turnover is 100.0%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Kirby Pines Manor compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 120 certified beds it is the same size as the Shelby County median of 120 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Iris Cove Health & Rehabilitation in Memphis, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Cove Health & Rehabilitation 6733 Quince Road, 38119 | 2.8 | 188 | 1 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Signature Healthcare of Primacy 6025 Primacy Parkway, 38119 | 2.8 | 120 | 4 of 5 | March 3, 2026 | 3 |
| Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC 6500 Kirby Gate Boulevard, 38119 | 2.8 | 90 | 2 of 5 | September 14, 2023 | 9 |
| The Village at Germantown 7930 Walking Horse Circle, 38138 | 4.1 | 55 | 3 of 5 | September 11, 2025 | 5 |
| Delta Blues Health & Rehabilitation 3933 Allenbrooke Cove, 38118 | 4.4 | 180 | 2 of 5 | October 2, 2025 | 1 |
Where is Kirby Pines Manor and what else is on its campus?
Kirby Pines Manor sits in the Southeast Memphis, Hickory Hill & Southwind part of Memphis; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Saint Francis Hospital, about 2.4 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown at about 3.9 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
HFC's bed report lists 0 secured and 30 Alzheimer's beds here, which matters for residents with dementia who need nursing care.
The same address also holds Fireside Villa (assisted-care living facility, 40 beds). CMS marks it as part of a continuing care retirement community.
What should families ask Kirby Pines Manor before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Kirby Pines Manor kept its latest inspection at 2 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Nursing turnover of 57.1% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 22% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If TennCare will pay eventually, confirm Kirby Pines Manor accepts TennCare CHOICES Group 1 residents for long-term stays and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
