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Wharton Nursing Home

878-880 WEST MAIN STREET, PLEASANT HILL, TN, 38578

(931) 277-3518

62 licensed beds

★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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878-880 West Main Street

Pleasant Hill, TN 38578

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

445510

Care type

Nursing home

County

Cumberland

Facility name

Wharton Nursing Home

Street address

878-880 WEST MAIN STREET

City / state / ZIP

Pleasant Hill, TN 38578

Phone

(931) 277-3518

About this facility — Wharton Nursing Home

Wharton Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Pleasant Hill, Tennessee. It is licensed for 62 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Tennessee (114 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Pleasant Hill and 303 skilled nursing facilities across Tennessee. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Wharton Nursing Home 24 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $69,885 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

Cynthia Smith

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Chitiyo, George

Director — since 2020

Clemow, Derrick

Director — since 2020

Everett, Barbara

Director — since 2016

Hanson, Holly

Director — since 2017

Mitchell, Tom

Director — since 2018

Murner, Herschel

Managing employee · Director · Officer · Operational control — since 2017

Overlock, Marc

Director — since 2018

Peeples, Susan

Director — since 2018

Smith, Barbara

Director — since 2019

Smith, Cynthia

Managing employee — since 2017

Uplands Village

Direct owner — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

2012-09-19

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$69,885 total

Last standard inspection

2024-02-22

Nurse staffing

4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$232 per day (≈ $7,050/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

16% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 69% private/other

Occupancy

75% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

37% below the TN median of $367/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2024-05-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0600

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2024-05-25

F-0609

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2024-05-25

F-0656

J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-05-25

2024-02-22Health inspection5 citations

F-0550

D · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2024-03-08

F-0689

G · Actual harm

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-03-04

F-0700

F · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2024-03-05

F-0867

F · No harm found

Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

Corrected 2024-03-04

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-03-05

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)

2021-06-30Health inspection3 citations

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2021-07-07

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2021-07-07

F-0761

D · No harm found

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Corrected 2021-07-07

2019-02-12Health inspection7 citations

F-0638

D · No harm found

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0732

D · No harm found

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2019-03-08

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-03-08

2021-06-30Fire-safety inspection2 citations

E-0001

D · No harm found

Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2021-07-07

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-06-28

2019-02-12Fire-safety inspection4 citations

E-0024

D · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.

Corrected 2019-03-08

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2019-03-08

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2019-03-08

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2019-03-08

Federal penalties

2024-05-24Fine$30,722

2024-02-22Fine$39,163

Total fines$69,885

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 445510.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

Source

Federal NPI Registry (NPPES)

NPI 1013281161

Monthly federal file

Source

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