Tennessee State Veterans' Home

My father has been here for a year and it is the NICEST facility I've personally seen. The staff are helpful and attentive to the residents. . They saved my father's life. I can't say enough good about them

Even though this facility receives a lot of 5 star reviews in my opinion this is over rated. Reason for this is because my spouse was there recently and the care for her was not that great. here is a list of reasons why: reason one when she first arrived on the 9th of July i went in on the 10th and asked how long tri care and Medicare would pay for her care. I was advised she was good until the 22nd of September. what they do not tell you is that this is only good as long as she is in some type of therapy. if and when she is discharged from therapy the individual has to pick up the cost not covered by Medicare. This is deception number one. Deception number two happened when there was a meeting in the conference room and I was advised by the social service worked that I would be introduced to a va specialist the following week. This never happened. Deception number three happened on the 7th of August. The deception was I was asked if I was bringing in outside food for my wife. I advised the nurse yes but the speech therapist stated it was ok as long as my wife was under supervision. Which she was because I was there watching her eat. I was advised I would need to sign a waiver regarding of bringing in outside food. That afternoon 4 Individuals showed up with the form. The form was to change her diet from puree to regular. From my understanding the speech therapist was not notified of this. After signing the form, a week later on the 13th of August another nurse came in with a form stating my spouse would be discharged on the 19th of August. Also one of the nurses there gave my spouse Zofran for nausea. This caused my spouse to develop a rash. On the 6th of August received a phone call from same nurse wanting to know what type of medication she was receiving for nausea. I brought in the medication and she took out one of the pills. I don't know if she gave it to my wife , but all I know is I asked about the rash she stated she had put in a request to get it looked at. The only time that I know of it was looked at was the day before discharge by the Doctor who ordered some cream for her. This same nurse I asked about testing for uti. This nurse stated she had ordered blood test and urine sample. The only result I received when I asked for was from the blood test. Nothing about the urine sample. Also i would do my wife laundry and there were times when her nightgown smelled of urine and was wet. Not sure if night crew took care of her that well because I didn't go at night. There were also other times when I left at night the next morning my wife was in the same clothes from the previous evening. Also, the previous nurse I talked about was in a different office one day and she had a child under her desk. I feel that my wife who served this country for 20 years with an honorable discharge was not treated with the proper respect and dignity that she deserved. She is currently home and seems to be doing much better. So be careful with your loved ones and check on them to make sure they are being treated with respect and dignity. I know this seems harsh but reality is that this is just a nursing home like other nursing homes.

If you care about your family member, do NOT send them here! If you don't allow them to "medicate" for dementia, by medicate I mean basically sedate them to a point they cant feed themselves, they will make EVERYTHING you try to do difficult. If the doctor orders a medication, and they dont like it, they LIE and make up something that won't allow the VETERAN to have that medication. Now they want to put a dementia patient on Ativan, which is NOT good for someone with dementia. They are just horrible people that only care about things to help themselves, NOT the Veteran.

I volunteer here and I can tell you the employees care deeply for the residents and go above and beyond. There are many activities to keep our veterans busy and engaged. They have proudly served our country and deserve our respect and care 🇺🇸❤️

I have been there on many occasions to visit friends. The staff is always most helpful. It is a peaceful and very clean environment. I would like to thank everyone who is involved in making this work. I am glad to have this as part of my community.