Millington Healthcare Center is a 85-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 5081 Easley Street in Millington, Shelby County, holding Tennessee HFC nursing home license #316. CMS gives Millington Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What star ratings does CMS give Millington Healthcare Center in Millington?
CMS gives Millington Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 3 and quality measures 4, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 4 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 85 / 75.8 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Partnership |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Wellington Health Care Services (14 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | July 1, 2001 |
| Tennessee license (HFC) | #316, 85 licensed beds, Licensed through 04/21/2027 |
| Secured / Alzheimer's beds (HFC bed report) | 0 secured, 0 Alzheimer's |
On an average day it cares for about 76 residents, roughly 89% of its certified beds (above the 84% median across Memphis-area nursing homes).
How did Millington Healthcare Center do on its latest inspections?
CMS's most recent standard health inspection of Millington Healthcare Center is dated July 31, 2026 and recorded 4 health deficiencies (4 from the standard survey and 0 from complaint investigations).
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on March 7, 2024, recorded 11 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Memphis-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 4, so Millington Healthcare Center sits at or below the local middle.
CMS reports 2 fines totaling $226,623 and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
Tennessee's own enforcement record adds: August 29, 2025: Lift of Suspension of Admissions; April 9, 2025: Executive Director Order with Suspension Of Admissions and Three (3) Type A Civil Monetary Penalties of $2,500 each & two (2) Type A CMPs of $5,000 each; for a total assessment of $17,500.; June 6, 2023: Assessed one (1) CMP of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500); April 2025 FAAR: Executive Director Order with Suspension of Admissions and three (3) Type A civil monetary penalties of $2,500 each & two (2) Type A CMPs of $5,000 each; for a total of seventeen thousand, five hundred dollars ($17,500).
How many nursing hours do residents get at Millington Healthcare Center?
Millington Healthcare Center reports 3.38 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 2.80 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 55.6% (about the same as the Memphis-area median of 55.6%), and registered-nurse turnover is 41.7%. 0 administrators have left in the CMS measurement period.
Which nursing homes are closest to Millington Healthcare Center?
With 85 certified beds it is smaller than the Shelby County median of 120 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is River of Life Care Center in Memphis, about 7.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River of Life Care Center 3909 Covington Pike, 38135 | 7.4 | 206 | 1 of 5 | October 16, 2024 | 23 |
| Ave Maria Home 2805 Charles Bryan Road, 38134 | 9.8 | 100 | 2 of 5 | May 12, 2022 | 5 |
| Signature Healthcare of Memphis 1150 Dovecrest Road, 38134 | 9.8 | 140 | 5 of 5 | May 13, 2026 | 2 |
| Rainbow Rehab & Healthcare 8119 Memphis Arlington Road, 38133 | 10.4 | 115 | 1 of 5 | June 19, 2026 | 8 |
| The King's Daughters and Sons Home 3568 Appling Road, 38133 | 10.4 | 108 | 2 of 5 | October 5, 2023 | 9 |
Where is Millington Healthcare Center and what else is on its campus?
Millington Healthcare Center sits in Millington, Shelby County; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Methodist North, about 7.6 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Saint Francis Hospital-Bartlett at about 10.0 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
What should families ask Millington Healthcare Center before choosing it?
Its public data points to specific questions: ask how Millington Healthcare Center kept its latest inspection at 4 deficiencies, and request the full statement of deficiencies anyway.
- Turnover of 55.6% is at or below the local median; ask who the long-tenured charge nurses are on nights.
- Ask what the $226,623 in CMS fines were for and whether the issue has been resolved.
- At about 89% 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 Millington Healthcare Center accepts TennCare CHOICES Group 1 residents for long-term stays and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
