Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2014-12-11. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (931) 722-3641 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 60.6/100, placing it #11873 of 14703 facilities nationally and #252 of 303 in Tennessee. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 3 hours 41 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 24 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 12 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 6 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 10 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 4 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 45.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Waynesboro Post Acute & Rehabilitation ranks 11873rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 60.6/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within TN, it ranks 252nd out of 303 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,334 nationally and RN hours rank #11,069 nationally (#243 in TN). Our composite quality score of 60.6/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Waynesboro, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/tennessee/waynesboro/