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Piedmont Health Care Center

30 Roundtree Drive, Piedmont, AL 36272 · Calhoun County · (256) 447-8258

91 certified beds, about 82 residents a day · Government - City · Medicare and Medicaid since 1977

Last standard inspection more than 2 years ago Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
5 of 5
Quality measures
3 of 5

CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 015194 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on April 15, 2021, inspectors cited 0 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 3 health citations since February 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 4.92 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.69 of those hours.

47.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).

Health inspections

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.

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

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 3 health citations on file.

Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
1D
0E
2F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
April 15, 2021Standard inspection · 0 citations
February 14, 2019Standard inspection · 0 citations
February 15, 2018Standard inspection · 3 citations
  1. F
    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
    F812 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 8, 2018
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and a policy titled, Personal Hygiene Training, the facility failed to ensure dietary workers' hair was contained inside of hair restraints while working in the kitchen. This was observed on two of three days in the kitchen, and had the potential to affect all 83 residents who were served meals from the kitchen. According to the RESIDENT CENSUS AND CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTS form,the census was 84. Findings Include: A review of a undated policy, titled, Personal Hygiene Training, revealed: .4. Keep hair neat and clean. Wear a hair restraint when around exposed foods, in the kitchen or food service areas including dining areas. [...]
  2. F
    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
    F814 · Nutrition and Dietary · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespread · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 8, 2018
    Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and the Food Code U.S. Public Health Service and FDA (Food and Drug Administration)2013, the facility failed to ensure that the grease trap grill was free from excessive debris and trash, which had the potential to attract rodents and pests. This was observed on one of three days and had the potential to affect all 84 residents who reside in the facility. Findings Include: A review of an undated facility policy titled, POLICY FOR USED COOKING OIL, revealed: ALL DISCARDED COOKING OIL WILL BE MAINTAINED IN OUTSIDE CONTAINER FOR PICKUP BY DESIGNATED COMPANY, . .MAINTENANCE WILL KEEP AREA AROUND FREE OF DEBRI (DEBRIS) . A review of a contract with the designated waste company revealed: .b. Remove and replace containers of cooking oil from Client's premises on a regular schedule agreed upon by the parties or upon notification . A review of the Food Code U.S. [...]
  3. D
    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
    F755 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 8, 2018
    Inspectors wroteBased on record review, interview, a document titled, CODE OF ALABAMA 1975 .ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY and review of a facility policy titled, Medication-Destruction Controlled Drugs, the facility failed to ensure three required signatures were obtained for controlled drug destruction for July 2017. This affected one of thirteen months of medication destruction records reviewed. Findings Include: Review of CODE OF ALABAMA 1975 .Practice of Pharmacy Act 205 Legislature 1966 ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY revealed the following: .7. For destruction of controlled substances, there shall be a third witness who may be a law enforcement official, management or supervisory personnel, i.e.(for example), administrator, LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) charge nurse, etc (and so on) . [...]

Fire safety inspections

2 fire safety citations on file: 2 on February 15, 2018.

Every fire safety citation2 citations
  1. D
    Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
    K 321 · February 15, 2018 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
  2. D
    Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
    K 920 · February 15, 2018 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

MeasureThis homeAlabamaUnited States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)4.923.883.86
Registered nurses0.690.650.69
All nursing staff on weekends4.223.263.42
Nurse aides3.36
Licensed practical nurses0.88
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)47.7%46.9%45.8%
Registered nurse turnover26.7%39.5%42.9%
Administrators who left0

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.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

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 5.20 on weekdays and 4.22 on weekends, 19% 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 4.93 in April to June 2025 to 4.92 in January to March 2026.

QuarterAll nursing staffRegistered nursesWeekdaysWeekendsContract staff shareDays with no RN hoursResidents a day
Jan to Mar 20264.920.695.204.22 0.0%0 of 9082
Oct to Dec 20254.890.735.164.22 0.0%0 of 9283
Jul to Sep 20254.530.714.753.98 0.0%0 of 9284
Apr to Jun 20254.930.825.234.17 0.0%0 of 9180
United States, Jan to Mar 20263.750.623.923.335.3%0.5% of days
Alabama, Jan to Mar 20263.880.634.133.270.9%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

Staff pay at this home

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.

Official wage estimates for Alabama

JobMedianMiddle halfEmployed
Alabama, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)$16.41$14.45 to $17.4925,250
LPNs and LVNs$27.42$23.15 to $29.7111,580
Registered nurses$37.06$30.53 to $40.0954,340
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)$20.67$17.91 to $22.55534,270
LPNs and LVNs$33.86$30.05 to $37.40188,210
Registered nurses$41.11$37.85 to $47.68142,270

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.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

MeasureThis homeAlabamaUS
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
17.112.013.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.70.90.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.62.41.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.23.33.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
2.32.01.6
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
14.812.114.1
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
3.05.44.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1
19.521.215.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
21.324.823.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit
Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
9.911.312.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
2.32.01.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days
Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231
1.71.71.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Piedmont Health Care Center's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (58.9% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

58.9% 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. 179 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

11.9% 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. 185 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.1% 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. 120 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

61.3% 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. 80 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.9% 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. 109 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

2.4% 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. 109 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

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. 43 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.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: PIEDMONT HEALTH CARE CENTER.

NameRoleTypeShareSince
Piedmont Health Care Center5% or greater direct ownership interestOrganization01/03/1992
Keener, SandraW-2 managing employeeIndividual01/03/1992

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.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

  1. Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 15, 2018: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
  2. How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on February 15, 2018: "Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist."

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Common questions

What is Piedmont Health Care Center's Medicare star rating?
CMS rates Piedmont Health Care Center 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 3 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Piedmont Health Care Center get at its last inspection?
0 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 15, 2021. The Alabama average is 4.
Has Piedmont Health Care Center been fined?
CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Piedmont Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Piedmont Health Care Center?
CMS lists 2 owners and managers. Legal business name: PIEDMONT HEALTH CARE CENTER.

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