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Laurelbrook Nursing Home

200 Sanitarium Circle, Dayton, TN 37321423775077150 certified beds · 49 residentsNon profit - Church relatedMedicare and Medicaid
Surveys on file
5
since 2019
Deficiencies
19
0145
Penalties · 3 yrs
none on file
Last survey
2026-05-07
Complaint
CMS overall
2 / 5
stars as published by CMS
CMS overall 2/5
Health 1
Staffing 5
Quality 2
Star ratings as published by CMS · CMS’s caveats

Survey history

Source: CMS · Tennessee Department of Health · data as of 2026-08-01
DateKindDeficienciesOfficial recordArchived PDF
2026-05-07Complaint030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2024-10-23Standard040CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2023-12-13Complaint030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2022-02-18Standard015CMS-2567 (Care Compare)
2019-08-20Standard030CMS-2567 (Care Compare)

Counts by class: paperwork · standard · harm.

Deficiencies

CMS · Tennessee Department of Health publishes each citation’s tag, official description and scope/severity letter. The surveyor’s written findings are in the Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567) for each survey, linked above.

2026-05-07Complaint survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity EStandard
Abuse & neglect
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 445535-20260507-F609
F610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.Scope/severity EStandard
Abuse & neglect
Pattern; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 445535-20260507-F610
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Correction not yet recordedRecord 445535-20260507-F880
2024-10-23Standard survey · 4 deficienciesOfficial report
F578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.Scope/severity DStandard
Dignity & rights
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-15Record 445535-20241023-F578
F609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-15Record 445535-20241023-F609
F644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-15Record 445535-20241023-F644
F812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.Scope/severity FStandard
Food & nutrition
Widespread; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-11-15Record 445535-20241023-F812
2023-12-13Complaint survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.Scope/severity DStandard
Abuse & neglect
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-01-23Record 445535-20231213-F604
F644Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-01-23Record 445535-20231213-F644
F684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planning
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2024-01-15Record 445535-20231213-F684
2022-02-18Standard survey · 6 deficienciesOfficial report
F637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionScope/severity JHarm
Care planningRecords
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F637
F657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planningRecords
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F657
F692Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.Scope/severity JHarm
Care planning
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F692
F727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.Scope/severity JHarm
Staffing
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F727
F867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.Scope/severity JHarm
Records
Isolated; immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F867
F880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Scope/severity DStandard
Infection control
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2022-03-17Record 445535-20220218-F880
2019-08-20Standard survey · 3 deficienciesOfficial report
F637Assess the resident when there is a significant change in conditionScope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2019-09-23Record 445535-20190820-F637
F656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2019-09-23Record 445535-20190820-F656
F842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.Scope/severity DStandard
Care planningRecords
Isolated; no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.Corrected 2019-09-23Record 445535-20190820-F842

Staffing

CMS Payroll-Based Journal · PBJ, as published Aug 2026 · explainer
RN hours per resident day0.77
Facility
Tennessee
National
Tennessee 0.60 · National 0.69
Total nurse hours per resident day4.12
Facility
Tennessee
National
Tennessee 3.80 · National 3.86
Weekend total nurse hours3.20
Facility
Tennessee
National
Tennessee 3.31 · National 3.42
Total nursing staff turnover22%
Facility
Tennessee
National
Tennessee 49% · National 46%
Registered nurse turnover13%
Facility
Tennessee
National
Tennessee 43% · National 43%

Quality measures

CMS MDS quality measures · 2025Q2-2026Q1 · definitions
MeasureFacilityTennesseeNational
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
lower is better
4.1%5.0%4.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
lower is better
3.2%3.4%3.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
lower is better
41.4%16.8%15.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
lower is better
1.1%1.8%1.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained
lower is better
0.5%0.1%0.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
lower is better
23.5%14.0%13.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
lower is better
21.3%6.1%5.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication
lower is better
52.0%31.7%19.5%

Figures verbatim from CMS, with the state and national figures from the same release. The direction that counts as better is CMS’s own and is stated on every row.

Ownership

As reported to CMS (Provider Enrollment)
EntityRoleInterestSinceRegistry
Svendsen, Torben
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Traxler, Brian
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Wellman, Keith
Individual
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLNOT APPLICABLE
Mcdaniels, Warren
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Sutton, Rich
Individual
CORPORATE OFFICERNOT APPLICABLE
Svendsen, Torben
Individual
ADP OF THE SNFNOT APPLICABLE
Traxler, Brian
Individual
CORPORATE DIRECTORNOT APPLICABLE

Ownership as reported to CMS/state. CMS ownership data has known gaps; merges between entities are published only after human review.

Cost context

County figures from public surveys. Not this facility’s price. Nursing-home rates are not published by CMS or Tennessee.

No county cost figures on file for Rhea.

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Sources & provenance

SectionAgency · datasetRetrieved
Facility, ratingsCMS Provider Data · Nursing Home Provider Information2026-08-01
SurveysCMS · Survey Summary2026-08-01
DeficienciesCMS · Health Deficiencies (CMS-2567 findings via Care Compare)2026-08-01
PenaltiesCMS · Penalties2026-08-01
StaffingCMS · Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ, as published Aug 2026)2026-08-01
Quality measuresCMS · MDS Quality Measures2026-08-01
OwnershipCMS · Ownership2026-08-01