Albertville, AL · Marshall County
★★★★★CMS 5/5159 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.22 /day
- Staff turnover
- 46%
- Serious cites
- 0
Albertville Nursing Home runs on unusually heavy staffing for a for-profit corporate home, 5.22 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, which is why its staffing rating tops out. Weekend coverage dips about 12% below weekdays, so ask how that plays out on a Sunday. Turnover sits at 46%, essentially the national average, so the extra hours don't come with unusual churn. Nine deficiencies are on record with nothing at the harm or abuse level, and the last inspection was November 2019, a long stretch without a fresh look, worth asking about directly.
Montgomery, AL · Montgomery County
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/5143 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.53 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Hillview Terrace runs on a healthier amount of nursing time than most homes, 4.53 hours per resident day against a national average near 3.86, though weekends dip about 16% below what the building staffs on weekdays, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. Turnover sits at 44.4%, essentially in line with the typical U.S. nursing home. The parts that give pause are on the inspection side: a two-star health inspection rating, 16 deficiencies on record including one tied to abuse, and a last inspection from March 2020, which means the picture regulators are grading may be badly out of date.
Guntersville, AL · Marshall County
★★★★★CMS 5/5113 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.29 /day
- Staff turnover
- 57%
- Serious cites
- 0
Barfield Health Care runs about 4.29 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% above the national average, and its quality measure rating sits at the top of the federal scale. Those are real strengths. But weekends run about a quarter thinner than weekdays, and staff turnover hits 57.1% against a national 45.8%, that's a lot of churn for a building this size, and thin weekend coverage is where problems tend to surface. The inspection record shows three deficiencies, none at harm level but one abuse-related, and the last full inspection was April 2021, so that picture is over four years old. For-profit corporate ownership, 113 beds. Worth asking how they hold staffing steady on Saturdays and Sundays.
Talladega, AL · Talladega County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5234 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.50 /day
- Staff turnover
- 56%
- Serious cites
- 0
Talladega Healthcare Center runs 234 certified beds under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are its strongest card: 4.50 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 17% above the national average of 3.86. That advantage narrows on weekends, when hours drop about 13% below the home's own weekday level, worth asking about if your family visits or calls on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 56.1% against a national 45.8%, so caregivers change over more often than average. The inspection record shows 9 deficiencies with none at the harm level and none abuse-related, but the last full inspection was March 2022, so the picture is more than three years old.
Alabaster, AL · Shelby County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5131 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.82 /day
- Staff turnover
- 62%
- Serious cites
- 0
Shelby Ridge runs nurse staffing at 4.82 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and that's the main reason it holds up. The catch is weekends, when coverage drops about 12% below its own weekday level, and turnover at 62.4% sits well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people providing that above-average care are cycling out fast. Seven deficiencies on record with none reaching harm or jeopardy, and no abuse findings, but the last full inspection was June 2022. With quality measures scoring low, the staffing edge looks like the strongest thing here, and it comes with a retention problem worth asking about.