215 Valley Road, Oneonta, AL 35121 · Blount County · (205) 274-2365
120 certified beds, about 110 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1977
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 015159 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 23, 2023, inspectors cited 6 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).
Of 10 health citations since October 2018, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 2.85 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.58 of those hours.
46.0% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).
CMS links it to Diversicare Healthcare, an affiliated group of 44 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 10 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on record reviews, interviews, facility document review, the Confirmation of Receipt of Online Incident Report, and facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation, Exploitation Policy, the facility failed to ensure staff implemented the facility's abuse policies and procedures when: staff failed to identify an allegation of abuse, protect residents from further potential abuse, and immediately report an allegation of resident-to-resident sexual abuse on 01/14/2023 involving Resident #21 and Resident #2. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to complete a new Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) Level I after the resident was diagnosed with a new mental illness for one (Resident #80) of three residents reviewed for PASARR completion.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record review, and facility policy review, the facility failed to ensure a level I Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR) was updated with a newly developed mental illness for one (Resident #14) of three residents reviewed for PASARRs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure treatment was provided per physician's orders for a resident who required their legs to be wrapped with a compression bandage daily due to edema for one (Resident #45) of 27 sampled residents.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, record review, and document review, the facility failed to ensure one (Resident #90) of one resident reviewed for vision/hearing was seen by the in-house optometrist as ordered by the physician.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure the physician documented a clinical rationale for continuing a psychotropic medication ordered on an as-needed (PRN) basis beyond 14 days and failed to indicate a duration on the PRN order for one (Resident #63) of five residents reviewed for unnecessary medications.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, medical record review, interviews, and review of a facility policy tilted Specific Medication Administration Procedures Administration Procedures For All Medications the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #20 was provided privacy during medication administration by a licensed nurse. This affected RI #20, one of four residents observed during medication administration, and one of four licensed nurses observed during medication administration. Findings Include: A review of a facility policy titled, Specific Medication Administration Procedures Administration Procedures For All Medications, with a date of 06/15, revealed, . Procedures: . 2. Provide privacy for resident during administration of medications, . [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, a review of a document provided by the facility titled Perry.[NAME] Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques 8th Edition, the facility failed to ensure a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) removed her gloves and washed her hands or used an alcohol-based hand rub between giving Resident Identifier (RI) #61's oral medications and a nebulizer breathing treatment. This affected RI #61, one of four residents observed during the medication pass, and one of four licensed nurses observed during the medication pass. Findings Include: A review of a document provided by the facility titled Perry.[NAME] Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques 8th Edition, with a copyright date of 2014, revealed . Hand Hygiene . The most important and basic technique in preventing and controlling transmission of infections is hand hygiene . [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record review and review of the facility's document titled, Peri Care Audit Tool, the facility failed to ensure peri-care was provided in a manner to prevent the potential for cross contamination when a staff wiped Resident Identifier (RI) #42 from the back to the front when providing incontinent care. This resident also has a history of urinary tract infections (UTI). This affected one of two residents observed during incontinent care. A facility document titled, Peri Care Audit Tool, revealed, Action .3.wash front to back . RI #42 was admitted to the facility on [DATE]. A record review revealed, RI #42 had diagnoses of urinary tract infection, site not specified, and dementia. Peri Care was observed on RI #42 on at 10/24/18 at 7:19 PM, with Employee Identifier (RI) #3. EI #3 wiped back to front, in the perineal area. [...]
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review and review of a facility policy titled, Handwashing/Hand Hygiene, and a document titled, Peri Care Audit Tool , the facility failed to ensure: 1. Staff members did not turn the faucet off with their bare hands, and 2. Staff members wiped front to back while providing peri care. This had the potential to effect Resident Identifier (RI) #78, one of 6 residents observed during med pass and RI #42, one 2 residents observed during peri care.
10 fire safety citations on file: 4 on July 23, 2023, 4 on December 10, 2019, 2 on October 25, 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) | 2.85 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.42 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 1.79 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 46.0% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 33.3% | 39.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 2 |
CMS expects 3.41 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 3.03 on weekdays and 2.42 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 2.92 in April to June 2025 to 2.85 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 | 2.85 | 0.58 | 3.03 | 2.42 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 110 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 2.88 | 0.53 | 3.04 | 2.48 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 111 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 2.84 | 0.50 | 2.99 | 2.45 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 112 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 2.92 | 0.48 | 3.11 | 2.45 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 111 |
| 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 | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 12.7 | 21.2 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Diversicare of Oneonta's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it no different from the national rate (48.8% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
48.8% 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. 38 eligible stays.
11.3% 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. 46 eligible stays.
7.2% 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. 32 eligible stays.
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: 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. 15 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. 26 residents counted.
0.0% 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. 26 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. 7 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: DIVERSICARE OF ONEONTA LLC. CMS links this home to Diversicare Healthcare, a group of 44 nursing homes averaging 2.5 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversicare Leasing Company III LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 07/01/2016 |
| Advocat Finance, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 07/01/2016 | |
| Dac Newcorp Inc | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 04/04/2022 | |
| Diversicare Healthcare Services LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 05/10/1994 | |
| Diversicare Management Services LP. | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 07/01/2016 | |
| Clemons Hosford, Lisa | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 09/01/2023 | |
| Kellman, Franklin | Corporate director | Individual | 09/13/2024 | |
| Kohn, Brian | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2021 | |
| Ratner, Eran | Corporate director | Individual | 11/19/2021 | |
| Bodie, Rebecca | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/02/2020 | |
| Nee, Stephen | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/20/2023 | |
| Ratner, Eran | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/13/2024 | |
| Weishaar, Matthew | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/01/2003 | |
| Ratner, Eran | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 09/13/2024 | |
| Dms Gp LLC | General partnership interest | Organization | 04/04/2022 |
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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