Goodwater Healthcare CenterCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 16 Jones Hill Road, Goodwater, AL 35072
- CCN
- 015204
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Residents per day
- 62
- CMS flags
- No standard survey in more than 2 years
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CMS gives Goodwater Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 15 Apr 2021. The latest survey cycle has 0 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Alabama is 3. CMS lists no fines for this home in its penalties file.
Facilities may see a change in their overall rating for a number of reasons. Since the overall rating is based on three individual domains, a change in any one of the domains can affect the overall rating. Any new data for a nursing home could potentially change a star rating domain.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Five-Star Quality Rating System: Technical Users' Guide, July 2026. CMS processed this record on .
Since the last CMS update
The site has no recorded change for this home. In each CMS update, the site compares the ratings, the penalties and the citations of each home.
Ratings
CMS gives each home 1 to 5 stars for health inspections, for staffing and for quality measures, and one overall rating.
| Rating (1 to 5 stars) | This home | Alabama median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 5 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 5 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 3 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 224 homes in the state. What the CMS star ratings measure
Citations by survey cycle
CMS keeps the last three cycles, and cycle 1 is the latest. A cycle has one standard survey. Citations from complaint and infection control inspections go into cycles of 12 months.
| Survey cycle | Standard survey | Citations | Alabama median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 1 (latest) | 15 Apr 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Cycle 2 | 14 Mar 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 5 | 3 |
Health citations
The record of one deficiency in an inspection. One inspection can give many citations.
Scope and severity. A letter from A to L on each citation. Scope is the number of residents that the deficiency affected. Severity is the level of harm.
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J0 | K0 | L0 |
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | G0 | H0 | I0 |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | F0 | ||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 |
Survey cycle 3: 5 citations
The CMS provider file has no standard survey date for this cycle.
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2018 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C | Standard survey | 19 Apr 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | F0637 | Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition | D | Standard survey | 19 Apr 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | F0700 | 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. | E | Standard survey | 19 Apr 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | F0761 | 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. | D | Standard survey | 19 Apr 2018 |
| 15 Mar 2018 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | E | Standard survey | 19 Apr 2018 |
The requirement text is the CMS summary of the F-tag. It is not the report of the surveyor. How to read an inspection report
Penalties
A fine, or a payment denial: a period in which Medicare or Medicaid does not pay for new admissions. The CMS penalties file holds three years.
CMS lists no fine and no payment denial for this home in its penalties file.
Staffing
Hours per resident per day. The nurse hours for one resident on an average day. CMS calculates the figure from the hours that the home reports for a quarter.
| Staff | This home | Alabama median | Alabama average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nurse staff | 4.63 | 3.90 | 3.88 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.65 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.81 | 0.79 | |
| Nurse aides | 3.27 | 2.44 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 3.88 | 3.30 | 3.26 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 37.8%
- Nurse staff turnover, Alabama median
- 46.7%
- RN turnover in a year
- 25.0%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 0
Homes report the hours to CMS in the Payroll-Based Journal.
Quality measures
A figure that CMS calculates from the assessments of residents. One example is the percentage of long-stay residents with a fall and a major injury.
| Measure (CMS text) | Residents | This home | Alabama median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 5.1% | 11.3% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 2.6% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.4% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 4.3% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 1.2% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 5.3% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 50.0% | 20.2% | 13.4% |
For each measure in this table, CMS gives more points in the quality measure rating for a lower percentage. The site calculates the medians from the CMS file. What the CMS star ratings measure
Ownership
An organisation in the CMS ownership file. CMS records its role, for example an ownership interest, operational or managerial control, or a mortgage interest.
- Ownership type
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Goodwater Healthcare Center LLC
- Chain
- Prime Health Care Enterprises (5 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Healthcare Enterprise LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 28 May 2004 | |
| Servisfirst Bank | 5% or greater mortgage interest | 28 Mar 2012 | |
| Prime Management, LLC | Operational/managerial control | 18 Nov 2003 |
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Official channels
- Care Compare record of this nursing homeMedicare.gov. The official CMS record of this home.
- Alabama Department of Public Health: filing complaintsThe complaint page of the State Survey Agency for Alabama, from the CMS list of agencies.
- Contact information for State Survey AgenciesCMS. The web address and the telephone number of the State Survey Agency of each state. These agencies investigate complaints about nursing homes.
- Filing a complaintMedicare.gov. The page names the State Survey Agency as the place for a complaint about nursing home care or facility conditions.
- Eldercare LocatorAdministration for Community Living. A public service that connects older adults and their families to local services. Telephone: 1-800-677-1116.
Cite this page
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare. Record of Goodwater Healthcare Center (CCN 015204). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/goodwater-healthcare-center-goodwater-al-015204/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Goodwater Healthcare Center last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 15 Mar 2018. It was a standard survey. It gave 5 citations. The standard survey before the last one was on 14 Mar 2019. CMS marks the last health inspection of this home as more than 2 years old.
- Who operates Goodwater Healthcare Center?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, corporation. CMS lists the home in the chain Prime Health Care Enterprises. The CMS ownership file names Prime Management, LLC for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- Is Goodwater Healthcare Center a Special Focus Facility?
- No. The CMS provider file lists no Special Focus status for this home. CMS lists 1 home in Alabama as a Special Focus Facility and 5 as candidates.
- Where does the data on this page come from?
- The data comes from the CMS Care Compare files for nursing homes. CMS processed the files on 1 Aug 2026. The Care Compare record on Medicare.gov is the official record of the home.