Nursing homes in Memphis

How many nursing homes are in Memphis, TN, and how are they rated?

Memphis and Cordova addresses account for 18 licensed nursing homes with 2,705 licensed beds on Tennessee's records; of the 18 with a CMS overall rating, 3 have five stars, 2 four, 3 three, 5 two and 5 one.

Are any Memphis nursing homes on CMS's Special Focus list?

Yes: CMS currently lists Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center (SFF Candidate), River of Life Care Center (SFF Candidate) under its Special Focus Facility program for nursing homes with persistent serious quality problems.

The latest inspection date, deficiency counts, fines and Tennessee's own enforcement actions for every certified home are on each facility's page, reproduced from CMS Care Compare and HFC records.

How well staffed are Memphis nursing homes?

Across the 18 Memphis nursing homes with CMS staffing data, total nurse staffing ranges from 2.32 to 6.61 hours per resident per day, with a median of 3.53, and nursing staff turnover has a median of 56.9%.

Those figures come from CMS's payroll-based staffing data. Each facility page compares its own hours and turnover with the Memphis-area median, which is a practical way to spot a thinly staffed building before touring it.

Which Memphis nursing homes have secured or Alzheimer's units?

HFC's October 2026 bed report shows 5 Memphis nursing homes with secured or Alzheimer's beds: Cordova Wellness and Rehabilitation Center (240), Kirby Pines Manor (30), Majestic Gardens at Memphis Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing C (29), River of Life Care Center (30), Shelby Oaks Post Acute (77).

Those units serve residents with dementia whose nursing needs exceed what an assisted-care living facility can meet.