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Nursing homes in Alabama

Alabama has 224 certified nursing homes in 67 counties. Select a county or a city to see its homes in one table.

Counties

Counties of Alabama with a certified nursing home, in order of name
CountyHomesCertified bedsMedian overall ratingCitations for each 100 bedsFines
Autauga1162112.3$0
Baldwin777239.5$0
Barbour118027.8$42,884
Bibb113116.9$0
Blount222348.1$0
Bullock112355.7$0
Butler220954.8$0
Calhoun566737.0$122,957
Chambers4320412.2$4,558
Cherokee118526.5$0
Chilton120143.5$0
Choctaw112054.2$0
Clarke217158.2$0
Clay218457.1$0
Cleburne18252.4$0
Coffee236816.3$85,230
Colbert330254.0$0
Conecuh16159.8$0
Coosa17256.9$0
Covington343634.6$0
Crenshaw115145.3$0
Cullman455445.2$26,982
Dale228734.5$0
Dallas3343210.8$203,450
DeKalb346645.2$0
Elmore4421210.7$182,968
Escambia222553.1$0
Etowah684839.3$221,520
Fayette112258.2$0
Franklin4260210.8$0
Geneva218248.2$0
Greene172118.1$13,635
Hale2165511.5$0
Henry114247.7$0
Houston350126.2$45,544
Jackson3291410.0$238,745
Jefferson343,963211.8$621,305
Lamar115824.4$0
Lauderdale561237.0$0
Lawrence113656.6$0
Lee231235.8$0
Limestone231956.3$0
Lowndes17245.6$0
Macon1111125.2$0
Madison121,267311.8$352,043
Marengo215354.6$0
Marion327349.2$0
Marshall555036.5$0
Mobile171,97539.8$349,764
Monroe2171511.7$0
Montgomery81,08129.1$0
Morgan4634111.8$197,550
Perry216257.4$5,244
Pickens218555.4$0
Pike122014.5$0
Randolph2188411.2$0
Russell3297311.1$0
Shelby339236.1$24,819
St. Clair437439.1$0
Sumter112536.4$0
Talladega346844.9$0
Tallapoosa448856.6$0
Tuscaloosa690335.9$0
Walker5526111.0$320,157
Washington18851.1$0
Wilcox19551.1$0
Winston220753.9$0

Citations are the health citations of the last three survey cycles. Fines are the fines in the CMS penalties file, about three years.

Cities

Cities with two or more certified nursing homes. The number is the count of homes.

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 the data on .

Alabama in figures

The nursing homes in Alabama have 26,504 certified beds. They have about 21,964 residents on an average day. 39% of the homes have a CMS overall rating of 1 or 2 stars. In the nation, the share is 41%. 44 homes have an overall rating of 5 stars.

The homes have 8.6 health citations for each 100 certified beds in the last three survey cycles. The figure for the nation is 26.8. CMS lists 82 fines with a total of $3,059,355 for these homes in its penalties file. CMS also lists 15 payment denials. 12 homes have the CMS abuse icon.

Nursing homes in Alabama by CMS overall rating
Overall ratingHomesShareUS share
5 of 54420%20%
4 of 54219%19%
3 of 55022%19%
2 of 54520%20%
1 of 54219%21%

F-tags in the state

The requirements that the citations in this state name most often.

F-tags with the most citations in Alabama, three survey cycles
F-tagRequirement (CMS text)Citations
F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.274
F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.270
F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.87
F0641Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.74
F0761Ensure 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.71
F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.61
F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.60
F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.59
F0609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.57
F0584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.56
F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.55
F0755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.53

Chains in the state

Fines by year

The CMS penalties file holds about three years. The first year and the last year are not complete.

Fines for nursing homes in Alabama by year, from the CMS penalties file
YearPenaltiesFines
202330$404,418
202446$1,462,320
202518$995,487
20263$197,130

Record by month

One page for each month: the surveys with citations, the penalties, and the changes in the CMS update of that month.

Monthly record of nursing homes in Alabama, the latest month first
MonthSurveys with citationsCitationsPenaltiesFinesRecorded changes
August 2026000$00
July 2026000$00
June 20261220$00
May 20261160$00
April 20263251$111,9000
March 2026130$00
February 2026290$00
January 2026152$85,2300
December 20254240$00
November 2025110$00
October 2025152$68,6470
September 20254372$73,8170
August 2025151$8,7880
July 20253202$221,5200
June 20253261$8,7880
May 20252124$17,3460
April 20251121$00
March 20253352$579,2350
February 20253223$17,3460
January 2025120$00
December 2024120$00
November 20242203$311,3690
October 20245201$11,0570
September 20244134$225,8520

The site has no recorded change for Alabama. It records changes at each CMS update.

Questions

How many nursing homes in Alabama are Special Focus Facilities?
CMS lists 1 home in Alabama as a Special Focus Facility and 5 as candidates. The table of homes on each county page and city page marks these homes.
Which F-tags have the most citations in Alabama?
F-tag 880 has 274 citations in the last three survey cycles. F-tag 812 has 270. F-tag 656 has 87.
What changed in Alabama in the last CMS update?
The site has no recorded change for Alabama. At each CMS update, the site compares the tracked values of each home.
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 CSV file on this page has one row for each home in Alabama.