Mostly long-term care residents
Most residents stay for extended periods and receive ongoing daily care.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (50% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 24 days.
The Waters of Shelbyville is a trusted nursing home in Shelbyville, TN, offering a wide range of care options, including long-term care, memory care, hospice care, respite care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation. Featuring newly-renovated amenities and spacious, private rooms in a clean and home-like setting, the community strives to keep older adults comfortable and safe. Nutritional services, pain management, and 24-hour care are among the excellent services dedicated to residents’ welfare. The community also provides individualized care plans tailored to residents’ needs and habits.
Light physical activities, social events, and various recreational programs provide residents with more opportunities to explore new interests and gain meaningful experiences. Cozy communal areas and state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment are also available for residents’ relaxation and wellness. Shops, churches, and other local amenities also surround the area, providing residents with easy access to their necessities and leisure. This nursing home ensures older adults can thrive in retirement, making it a great choice for senior living in Tennessee.
Standout metric: Physical therapist is +14% above Tennessee average
5 of 6 metrics below Tennessee average
89% of staff hours were worked by the facility's own employees
Tennessee average: 93.5% · Contractors this quarter: Licensed Practical Nurse (5), Respiratory Therapy Technician (4), Physical Therapy Assistant (2), Speech Language Pathologist (2), Physical Therapy Aide (1), Certified Nursing Assistant (1), Registered Nurse (1), Nurse Practitioner (1), Qualified Social Worker (1)
Why it matters: employees work here week after week and get to know each resident's routines and needs. Agency contractors often rotate between facilities, so a higher employee share usually means more consistent care.
Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
Based on 71.4 residents and 96 beds. Source: CMS Provider Information, average daily residents
The Waters of Shelbyville is administered by Sandra K. Griffin- Bokoskey.
6 points above the Tennessee average for CMS-certified facilities (83/100)
Category breakdown
22 severity-weighted points (9 citations) · 2× lower than the typical CMS-certified TN facility (median: 41)
No fines on record · 0 enforcement actions
38 days to fix issues · slower than the typical CMS-certified TN facility (median: 29)
Latest inspection: Nov 29, 2023 · 2 citations, all corrected
Most cited category: Quality of Life & Care, 4 of 9 citations · 5 categories in total
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
7 of 9 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 2 of 9 resulted from complaint investigations.
Includes all CMS health inspection records for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Data sourced from CMS Health Deficiencies reports. Citation severity codes range from A (least serious) to L (most serious). Immediate Jeopardy (J-L) citations indicate situations where the facility's noncompliance has placed residents at risk of death or serious harm.
Show Inspection ReportsSource: CMS Penalties Database · Data as of Aug 2026
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials on record since Aug 2023.
How residents at this home fare on health outcomes and preventive care, compared with the Tennessee average.
13 long-stay measures: 9 better, 2 worse, 1 near TN average, 1 without a benchmark
8 short-stay measures: 3 better, 1 worse, 1 near TN average, 3 compared with US only
People who live at the home · 13 measures
Rehab and recovery after a hospital stay · 8 measures
Arrows show whether a figure is above or below the average. Green is better for residents, red is worse, and yellow means within 5% of the average. Grey compares with the US average only, because CMS publishes no state figure. The line on each bar marks the average.
Quality measures are calculated by CMS from Minimum Data Set (MDS) resident assessments and Medicare claims.
24% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
50% of new residents, often for short stays.
26% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jun 2026)
Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
The Waters of Shelbyville’s finances from its CMS cost report for the fiscal year ending December 2024, compared with 169 Tennessee nursing homes that filed a recent report. Includes all financial data for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.
Is it financially stable?
Losing money on care, and more than last year
−4.0% operating margin
−15.1 pts vs prior year
An operating loss in 3 of the last 8 reported years. Other income ($1.6M) turns it into a net profit to $1.3M. Watch for cost-cutting that reaches staffing.
Does it invest in staff?
Payroll in line with Tennessee homes
50.9% payroll share of revenue
TN average 53.2%Rank #79 / 169Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 79th out of 169 nursing homes we track in Tennessee for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Tennessee average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Tennessee that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric.
Payroll rose $1.0M while revenue fell $0.5M. Check hours per resident in the staffing section to confirm it reaches the floor.
FY 2024 scorecard
Each row shows the FY 2024 figure, the change since the prior report, the trend, and how it compares with Tennessee homes.
Losing money on care
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2017 → 2024Trend | TN median | Compared with TN homesRank in TN | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue What the home earns from resident care, after discounts and bad debt. | $8.3M | −$0.5M | Trend 20172024 | TN median $10.6M | Rank in TN Rank #128 / 169Net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 128th out of 169 nursing homes we track in Tennessee for net patient revenue. Shows this facility's net patient revenue compared to the Tennessee average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Tennessee that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 24% of homes | Below TN median Higher net patient revenue than 24% of TN homes that filed a recent report. Revenue mostly follows how big a home is. |
| Operating expenses Everything it costs to run the home: staff, supplies, rent, admin. | $8.6M | +$0.8M | Trend 20172024 | TN median — | Rank in TN Not ranked | Exceeds revenue Operating expenses are higher than net patient revenue, so resident care runs at a loss. |
| Net patient income Revenue minus operating expenses. Negative means care loses money. | −$0.3M | −$1.3M | Trend 20172024 | TN median — | Rank in TN Not ranked | Loss, widening Resident care lost money this year, more than in the prior report. |
| Operating margin Net patient income as a share of revenue. The clearest health signal. | −4.0% | −15.1 pts | Trend 20172024 | TN median — | Rank in TN Not ranked | Loss A negative margin means resident care costs more than it earns. |
| Other income Money not from resident care: investments, grants, services. | $1.6M | — | Trend — | TN median — | Rank in TN Not ranked | Offsets part of the loss Income from outside resident care covers part of the loss on care. |
| Net income The bottom line after other income. | $1.3M | −$0.3M | Trend — | TN median — | Rank in TN Not ranked | Profit The bottom line is above zero after other income. |
Staff spending in line with Tennessee homes
| Metric | FY 2024 | vs prior year | Trend 2017 → 2024Trend | TN median | Compared with TN homesRank in TN | In short |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll costs Salaries and wage-related benefits, not counting contract labor. | $4.2M | +$1.0M | Trend 20172024 | TN median $5.2M | Rank in TN Rank #117 / 169Payroll costs — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 117th out of 169 nursing homes we track in Tennessee for payroll costs. Shows total staff payroll — salaries plus wage-related benefits — benchmarked to the Tennessee average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher payroll relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on contract labor. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Tennessee that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 31% of homes | Below TN median Higher payroll than 31% of TN homes. Payroll in dollars mostly follows how big a home is, so this compares size, not staffing levels. |
| Payroll share of revenue Payroll divided by revenue. Higher usually means more staff per resident. | 50.9% | +14.4 pts | Trend 20172024 | TN median 50.4% | Rank in TN Rank #79 / 169Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarked This nursing home is ranked 79th out of 169 nursing homes we track in Tennessee for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Tennessee average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings. Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Tennessee that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 54% of homes | Near TN average The TN average is 53.2% of revenue. Within 3 points of it reads as near the average. |
USD, millions
Net patient revenue Operating expenses Net patient income
% of net patient revenue
Payroll share Operating margin TN payroll average
| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net patient revenue | $7.5M | $7.4M | $7.3M | $7.7M | $6.3M | $6.2M | $8.8M | $8.3M |
| Operating expenses | $7.1M | $7.1M | $7.2M | $7.6M | $6.9M | $6.9M | $7.9M | $8.6M |
| Net patient income | $0.4M | $0.3M | $0.1M | $0.1M | −$0.7M | −$0.7M | $1.0M | −$0.3M |
| Operating margin | 5.8% | 4.6% | 1.3% | 1.4% | −10.5% | −10.8% | 11.1% | −4.0% |
| Net income | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $1.3M | −$0.0M | −$0.3M | $1.6M | $1.3M |
| Payroll costs | $3.1M | $3.3M | $2.9M | $3.2M | $2.5M | $2.4M | $3.2M | $4.2M |
| Payroll share of revenue | 41.0% | 44.8% | 40.0% | 41.8% | 39.8% | 38.2% | 36.5% | 50.9% |
| Beds | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 |
| Gross revenue | $9.0M | $8.5M | $8.0M | $9.1M | $7.1M | $7.1M | $9.7M | $9.0M |
| Salaries | $2.7M | $2.7M | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.8M | $3.6M |
| Wage-related costs | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.6M | $0.5M | $0.3M | $0.5M | $0.6M |
| Contract labor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other operating costs | $4.0M | $3.8M | $4.3M | $4.4M | $4.4M | $4.5M | $4.6M | $4.4M |
| Net patient revenue per day | $235 | $238 | $262 | $302 | $299 | $284 | $304 | $304 |
| Cost per day | $222 | $227 | $259 | $298 | $331 | $314 | $270 | $316 |
| Average length of stay | 156.9 days | 200.3 days | 124.1 days | 149.6 days | 134.0 days | 117.1 days | 129.0 days | 195.3 days |
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Most residents stay for extended periods and receive ongoing daily care.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (50% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 24 days.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
1.3 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Shelbyville's city center to The Waters of Shelbyville's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The Waters of Shelbyville is located in Shelbyville, Tennessee.
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The Waters of Shelbyville has a walk score of 39. Car-dependent. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
According to TN state health department records, The Waters of Shelbyville's license number is 00000006.
The Waters of Shelbyville's occupancy is 74.4%.
The Waters of Shelbyville has been operating for approximately 34 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
No, The Waters of Shelbyville has a no-pet policy.
The team at The Waters of Shelbyville can be reached at administrator@watersofshelbyville.com.
The Waters of Shelbyville is registered as a for-profit in TN.
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