701 Monroe Street Nw, Russellville, AL 35653 · Franklin County · (256) 332-4110
57 certified beds, about 52 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1969
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 015009 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 2, 2023, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).
Of 7 health citations since August 2018, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (2 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.06 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 1.01 of those hours.
44.8% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).
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 7 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, Resident Identifier (RI) #103's medical record review, and a facility policy titled Care Plan, Comprehensive, the facility failed to ensure Employee Identifier (EI) #7 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), followed RI #103's care plan intervention to have two persons assistance for transfer of RI #103 using a mechanical (Hoyer) lift. On 01/06/2023 EI #7, attempted to transfer RI #103, using a mechanical lift, by herself and without the assistance of another staff member. EI #7 stated she observed RI #103 slipping out of the Hoyer lift sling pad. EI #7 stated she attempted to lower the resident, but the resident fell from the mechanical lift, hitting his/her head on the floor. As a result of the fall, RI #103 sustained a laceration to his/her scalp and a hematoma that required being sent to the emergency room for treatment. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, review of Resident Identifier (RI) 103's medical record, RI #103's hospital medical records, the Resident Incident Report, the facility Investigative Summary, a facility policy titled Safe Resident Handling/Transfer, the Arjo Sling/Size Guide, and a report submitted by the facility to the Alabama Department of Public Health Online Incident Reporting System, the facility failed to ensure Employee Identifier (EI) #7 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) followed the facility policy for Safe Resident Handling/Transfer when EI #7 transferred RI #103 on 01/06/2023. On 01/06/2023, EI #7 CNA attempted to transfer RI #103 using the mechanical lift (Hoyer lift) by herself and without obtaining assistance from other staff; and further, EI #7 failed to utilize the appropriate size sling to according to the RI #103's weight during transfer using the mechanical lift. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and review of facility policies titled, Handling Clean Linen, Hand Hygiene, and Hand Hygiene Table, the facility failed to ensure: (1) Employee Identifier (EI) #5 Registered Nurse (RN) performed hand hygiene in a manner to prevent the spread of infection. EI #5 was observed exiting Resident Identifier (RI) #16's room wearing gloves and holding a plastic medication tray containing a medicine cup, a used insulin syringe, a used lancet, and a used alcohol swab. While wearing contaminated gloves, she put her hand in her pocket to retrieve keys. She opened the medication cart, picked up sanitizing wipes from the bottom drawer of medication cart, and cleaned the plastic medication tray. (2) a laundry staff member did not hold a clean sheet against her body and allow the clean sheet to touch the floor while folding. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, interview, and Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Report, the facility failed to report staffing data from July 01, 2022 - September 30, 2022, to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This affected one quarter of data reviewed during the survey. Findings Include: The PBJ report generated for the quarter of 07/01/2022 through 09/30/2022 documented: . This Staffing Data Report identifies areas of concern that will be triggered . Metric Failed to Submit Data for the Quarter . Triggered = No Data Submitted for Quarter . On 02/09/2023 at 2:46 PM, an interview was conducted with Employee Identifier (EI) #1, Administrator. EI #1 stated he was responsible for turning in PBJ data to CMS. EI #1 was asked why the PBJ data was not reported to CMS from 07/01/2022 through 09/30/2022. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, medical record review and review of facility policies titled, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION BY MOUTH and Self-Administration of Medication, the facility failed to ensure a licensed nurse remained with Resident Identifier (RI) #32, who had not been assessed for self-administration of medication, during the administration of Miralax during medication pass observation on 08/21/19. This affected RI #32, one of four residents observed during medication pass observation and one of two nurses observed. Findings Included: A review of a facility policy titled, MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION BY MOUTH, with a REVISED DATE: 09/18/2014, documented: .9. The nurse will remain with resident/patient until medications are taken. A review of a facility policy titled, Self-Administration of Medication, with Date Implemented: February 2018, revealed: [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, medical record review and review of Potter and [NAME], Fundamentals of Nursing, Ninth Edition, the facility failed to ensure a licensed nurse: 1. cleaned Resident Identifier (RI) #32's nasal spray prior to recapping, 2. removed gloves and washed hands and applied clean gloves after administering RI #32's inhaler prior to administering his/her nasal spray, 3. cleaned RI #32's inhaler prior to recapping, 4. cleaned RI #32's Morphine syringe prior to placing it back in a plastic sleeve, and 5. cleaned and dried RI #32's nebulizer mask and reservoir prior to storing it in a plastic bag. This affected RI #32, one of four residents observed during medication pass observation and one of two nurses observed. Findings Included: [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, interviews, and review of a facility policy titled Infection Prevention and Control Program/Plan, the facility failed to ensure a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) performed hand hygiene between removing a pair of soiled gloves and re-gloving during incontinence care. This affected Resident Identifier (RI) #12, one of one resident observed during incontinence care.
8 fire safety citations on file: 6 on March 2, 2023, 2 on August 1, 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) | 4.06 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.46 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 44.8% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 28.6% | 39.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.77 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 4.37 on weekdays and 3.27 on weekends, 25% 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 4.49 in April to June 2025 to 4.06 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 | 4.06 | 1.01 | 4.37 | 3.27 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 52 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.05 | 1.02 | 4.39 | 3.18 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 52 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 4.41 | 1.16 | 4.84 | 3.31 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 48 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 4.49 | 1.22 | 4.89 | 3.49 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 46 |
| 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 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.3 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.4 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.6 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 14.4 | 24.8 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Burns Nursing Home, Inc.'s Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (45.9% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
45.9% this home
No different from 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. 92 eligible stays.
9.3% 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. 106 eligible stays.
7.5% 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. 70 eligible stays.
7.7% 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. 39 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. 56 residents counted.
2.5% 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. 56 residents counted.
Not reported
CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.
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. 5 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: BURNS NURSING HOME, INC..
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearman, Cameron | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 5% | 01/25/2012 |
| Dearman, Martha | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Individual | 81% | 09/01/1969 |
| Dearman, Martha | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 09/01/1969 | |
| Dearman, Martha | Corporate director | Individual | 09/07/1969 | |
| Dearman, Cameron | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/26/2019 | |
| Dearman, Mark | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/26/2019 | |
| Dearman, Martha | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/01/1969 |
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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