Memphis Jewish Home is a 160-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 36 Bazeberry Road in Cordova, Shelby County, holding Tennessee HFC nursing home license #246. CMS gives Memphis Jewish Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova?
CMS gives Memphis Jewish Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 4, staffing 4 and quality measures 3, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 160 / 131.2 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | Non profit - Corporation |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Not part of a listed chain |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 2, 1992 |
| Tennessee license (HFC) | #246, 160 licensed beds, Licensed through 06/03/2027 |
| Secured / Alzheimer's beds (HFC bed report) | 0 secured, 0 Alzheimer's |
On an average day it cares for about 131 residents, roughly 82% of its certified beds (below the 84% median across Memphis-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Memphis Jewish Home?
February 11, 2026 is the date of Memphis Jewish Home's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 3 cited deficiencies: 3 standard-survey and 0 complaint-related.
One cycle earlier (standard survey November 22, 2024), CMS logged 4 deficiencies; 0 citations came from infection-control inspections. With a local median of 4 deficiencies per latest cycle, this result is no worse than the typical local home.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
How well staffed is Memphis Jewish Home?
Memphis Jewish Home reports 5.90 total nurse staffing hours per resident per day, higher than the Memphis-area median of 3.55, including 1.16 registered-nurse hours (higher than the Memphis-area median of 0.56).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 5.28 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 58.3% (higher than the Memphis-area median of 55.6%), and registered-nurse turnover is 42.4%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Memphis Jewish Home?
With 160 certified beds it is larger than the Shelby County median of 120 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Applingwood Post Acute in Cordova, in the same ZIP code, rated 2 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applingwood Post Acute 1536 Appling Care Lane, 38016 | 0.0 | 78 | 2 of 5 | August 12, 2025 | 9 |
| Cordova Wellness and Rehabilitation Center 955 N Germantown Pkwy, 38018 | 0.0 | 240 | 3 of 5 | April 15, 2026 | 5 |
| The Village at Germantown 7930 Walking Horse Circle, 38138 | 4.3 | 55 | 3 of 5 | September 11, 2025 | 5 |
| Rainbow Rehab & Healthcare 8119 Memphis Arlington Road, 38133 | 5.1 | 115 | 1 of 5 | June 19, 2026 | 8 |
| The King's Daughters and Sons Home 3568 Appling Road, 38133 | 5.1 | 108 | 2 of 5 | October 5, 2023 | 9 |
What is around Memphis Jewish Home in Cordova?
Memphis Jewish Home sits in the Cordova & Wolfchase part of Memphis; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown, about 4.4 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis at about 5.5 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
What questions does Memphis Jewish Home's record raise?
Use the CMS numbers to steer the tour: ask how Memphis Jewish Home kept its latest inspection at 3 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Nursing turnover of 58.3% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 82% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a both council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If TennCare will pay eventually, confirm Memphis Jewish Home accepts TennCare CHOICES Group 1 residents for long-term stays and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
