Merry Wood LodgeCMS ratings, inspections and fines
- Address
- 280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL 36025
- CCN
- 015019
- Ownership type
- For-profit, limited liability company
- Certified beds
- 124
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare
- Residents per day
- 99
- CMS flags
- Special Focus Facility candidate
- CMS abuse icon
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CMS gives Merry Wood Lodge an overall rating of 1 of 5 stars. The last standard survey was on 1 Sep 2024. The latest survey cycle has 8 health citations. The median for nursing homes in Alabama is 3. CMS lists 1 fine of $182,968 for this home in its penalties file. CMS also lists 1 payment denial.
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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 | Elmore County median | Alabama median | US average (CMS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Health inspection rating | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| Staffing rating | 3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.9 |
| Quality measure rating | 4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
A median is the middle value of the homes in the group: 4 homes in the county, 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) | 1 Sep 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| Cycle 2 | 3 Mar 2020 | 7 | 2 |
| Cycle 3 | No date | 2 | 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 | K0 | ||
| Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy | H0 | I0 | |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | |||
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A0 | B0 |
Survey cycle 1 (latest): 8 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | J | Complaint investigation | 12 Nov 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0607 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | J | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | J | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0814 | Dispose of garbage and refuse properly. | F | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0835 | Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. | L | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0851 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | C | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
| 1 Sep 2024 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | L | Complaint investigation | 26 Sep 2024 |
Survey cycle 2: 7 citations
Standard survey of this cycle: .
| Survey date | F-tag | Requirement (CMS text) | Scope and severity | Survey type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2024 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G | Complaint investigation | 12 Nov 2024 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0732 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | C | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0758 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
| 3 Mar 2020 | F0842 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. | D | Standard survey | 1 Apr 2020 |
Survey cycle 3: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2018 | F0656 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D | Standard survey | 17 Jan 2019 |
| 13 Dec 2018 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Standard survey | 17 Jan 2019 |
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.
| Date | Type | Fine | Days without payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2024 | Fine | $182,968 | |
| 1 Sep 2024 | Payment denial | 42 |
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 | 3.24 | 3.90 | 3.88 |
| Registered nurses (RN) | 0.78 | 0.60 | 0.65 |
| Licensed practical nurses (LPN) | 0.55 | 0.79 | |
| Nurse aides | 1.91 | 2.44 | |
| All nurse staff, weekends | 2.89 | 3.30 | 3.26 |
- Nurse staff turnover in a year
- 51.9%
- Nurse staff turnover, Alabama median
- 46.7%
- RN turnover in a year
- 54.2%
- Administrators who left in a year
- 1
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 | 12.3% | 11.3% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.3% | 1.7% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.4% | 2.9% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 18.2% | 11.3% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 1.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 12.9% | 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, limited liability company
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Healthcare LLC
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare (184 homes in the CMS chain file)
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Holdings LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 2 Feb 2015 |
| FC-Gen Operations Investment LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2 Feb 2015 | |
| Gen Operations I LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2 Feb 2015 | |
| Genesis Healthcare Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2 Feb 2015 | |
| Genesis Healthcare LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2 Feb 2015 | |
| Sun Healthcare Group Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 2 Feb 2015 |
The site shows organisations only. It does not show the names of persons.
Other homes in Elmore County
| Nursing home | City | Overall rating | Citations, latest cycle | Fines | Last standard survey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetumpka Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | Wetumpka | 1 of 5 | 15 | $0 | 7 Dec 2023 | |
| Charlton Place Rehab and Healthcare Center | Deatsville | 5 of 5 | 0 | $0 | 10 Dec 2020 | |
| Tallassee Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | Tallassee | 2 of 5 | 7 | $0 | 3 Nov 2022 |
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 Merry Wood Lodge (CCN 015019). Data processed 1 Aug 2026. Elder Care Record, https://eldercarerecord.com/facility/merry-wood-lodge-elmore-al-015019/
Provenance
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- CMS processed the data on
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Questions
- When was Merry Wood Lodge last inspected?
- The latest inspection with a citation in the CMS record was on 17 Oct 2024. It was a complaint investigation. It gave 1 citation. The standard survey before the last one was on 3 Mar 2020.
- Who operates Merry Wood Lodge?
- The CMS record gives the ownership type as for-profit, limited liability company. CMS lists the home in the chain Genesis Healthcare. The CMS ownership file names no organisation for operational or managerial control. This site does not show the names of persons.
- What does the Special Focus status mean for Merry Wood Lodge?
- CMS lists the home as a Special Focus Facility candidate. The state selects its next Special Focus Facility from the candidates. 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.