Dayton · 37321
Life Care Center of Rhea County
10055 Rhea County Highway
Dayton, TN 37321
Laurelbrook Nursing Home
⌖ Dayton, TN · Rhea County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds50
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)
About Laurelbrook Nursing Home
Laurelbrook Nursing Home is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Dayton, TN. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Tennessee is 3.0. At its last full inspection (May 2026), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Tennessee average of 4.4. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 07 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Tennessee average of 3 hr 48 min. About 22% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameLaurelbrook Nursing Home
LocationRhea County, Tennessee
Phone(423) 775-0771
Address200 Sanitarium Circle, Dayton, TN 37321 · Rhea County
CMS provider number445535
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 19, 2019 (7 years)
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since May 2026.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (May 2026)Tennessee average: 4.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Registered nurse time per resident46 min a dayTennessee average: 36 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover22% a yearTennessee average: 49%Strength
About average
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 07 min a dayTennessee average: 3 hr 48 minAbout average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Tennessee average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.2%State average: 3.4%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.1%State average: 5.0%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs41.4%State average: 16.8%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Tennessee average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, up from 2 stars in April 2022. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 3 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections3★
Staffing5★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.1
20222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4.1 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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