2400 Hospital Drive, Northport, AL 35476 · Tuscaloosa County · (205) 330-8412
75 certified beds, about 72 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 2016
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 015465 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on May 19, 2022, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 6 health citations since June 2018 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.25 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.81 of those hours.
57.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).
CMS links it to Nhs Management, an affiliated group of 43 nursing homes.
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 6 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, the 2017 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Code, and the facility's policies for Calibrating and Sanitizing Thermometers and Food Preparation Guidelines, the facility failed to: 1.) ensure an employee responsible for calibrating a thermometer was able to do it correctly; 2.) ensure china coffee cups ready for service were free of dark stains inside the cups; and 3.) ensure the plate lowerator were heating plates to the optimal temperature for service to residents. This had the potential to affect 55 of 55 residents receiving meals at the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, the facility policy titled, Garbage and Refuse, and a review of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2017 Food Code, the facility failed to ensure an outdoor dumpster door was not left open and the lid to the outdoor grease refuse container was not bent in a manner that prevented the lid from fully closing. This was observed on one of two outdoor dumpsters and for one of one outdoor grease refuse container. This had the potential to affect 55 of 55 residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record review, and a facility policy titled, Person Centered Care Plans, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #14 had a care plan for the use of a catheter from 6/26/19 to 7/10/19. This affected one of 16 sampled residents whose care plans were reviewed.
Inspectors wroteBased on medical record reviews, observations, interviews, and review of facility policies titled, Oxygen Administration, and Humidified Air Administration, the facility failed to ensure the oxygen tubing and humidifier bottles of Resident Identifier (RI) #21 and RI #28 were changed every seven days. The facility also failed to ensure the oxygen cannula of RI #21 and RI #28 were stored in a plastic bag when not in use. This affected RI #21 and RI #28, two of four sampled residents receiving oxygen.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, document review and a review of a facility policy titled, Mandatory CEUs (Continuing Education Units), the facility failed to ensure Employee Identifier (EI) #5, a CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant), maintained 12 hours of CEU training per year. This deficient practice affected EI #5, one of 12 CNAs whose training records were reviewed for CEUs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and review of the Guest Handbook, the facility failed to ensure residents were aware of the survey results and where they were located in the facility. The facility further failed to ensure signs were posted indicating where the survey results were located in the facility. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 48 residents residing in the facility. Findings Include: A review of the Guest Handbook, pages 11 and 12 documented: .The resident has a right to .Examine the results of the most recent survey of the facility conducted by Federal or State surveyors and any plan of correction in effect with respect of the facility; . On 06/07/18 at 9:27 a.m., the surveyor observed both halls of the facility and there were no signs posted indicating where the results of the survey were located. [...]
2 fire safety citations on file: 2 on June 7, 2018.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.25 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.59 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.35 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 57.6% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 55.6% | 39.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.62 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 4.51 on weekdays and 3.59 on weekends, 20% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 4.15 in April to June 2025 to 4.25 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.25 | 0.81 | 4.51 | 3.59 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 72 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.40 | 0.89 | 4.70 | 3.61 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 68 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.42 | 0.81 | 4.69 | 3.69 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 68 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.15 | 0.86 | 4.50 | 3.27 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 72 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Alabama, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.88 | 0.63 | 4.13 | 3.27 | 0.9% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $16.41 | $14.45 to $17.49 | 25,250 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $27.42 | $23.15 to $29.71 | 11,580 |
| Registered nurses | $37.06 | $30.53 to $40.09 | 54,340 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Alabama | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 5.3 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.8 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 32.5 | 24.8 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 14.2 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Aspire Physical Recovery Center of West Alabama's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (62.1% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
62.1% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Alabama: 41 better, 10 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 461 eligible stays.
10.4% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Alabama: 1 better, 3 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 488 eligible stays.
5.9% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Alabama: 0 better, 1 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 266 eligible stays.
63.7% this home
Median of homes: Alabama50.0% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 113 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Alabama0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 179 residents counted.
1.2% this home
Median of homes: Alabama2.1% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 179 residents counted.
100.0% this home
Median of homes: Alabama100.0% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 123 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: ASPIRE PHYSICAL RECOVERY CENTER OF WEST ALABAMA, LLC. CMS links this home to Nhs Management, a group of 43 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama Health Properties LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 01/29/2015 |
| Dch Holdings, Inc. | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| James N Estes Jr Family Dynasty Tr No 2 | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| James Norman Estes Jr Tr | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| Jennifer E Agee Family Dynasty Tr No 2 | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| Jennifer Lee Estes Tr 031093 | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| Northport Holding, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| The Dch Healthcare Authority | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 01/29/2015 | |
| Estes, James | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 01/29/2015 | |
| Regions Bank | 5% or greater security interest | Organization | 06/30/2015 | |
| Shumaker, Keith | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 07/24/2023 | |
| Boyd, Casey | Corporate director | Individual | 04/28/2023 | |
| Duffy, Marcia | Corporate director | Individual | 03/05/2014 | |
| Rasco, Lynn | Corporate director | Individual | 07/01/2022 | |
| Estes, James | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/03/2014 | |
| Long, Phillip | Corporate officer | Individual | 10/01/2019 | |
| Boyd, Casey | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 11/09/2020 | |
| Duffy, Marcia | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 03/05/2014 | |
| Rasco, Lynn | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/01/2022 | |
| Shumaker, Keith | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 07/24/2023 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
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