Shelby Ridge Nursing Home
881 3rd Street Northeast, Alabaster, AL 35007 · Shelby County · (205) 620-8500
131 certified beds, about 127 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1991
Last standard inspection more than 2 years ago Certified for Medicaid Certified for Medicare
Overall
3 of 5
Health inspections
3 of 5
Staffing
3 of 5
Quality measures
2 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 015411 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 16, 2022, inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).
None of its 7 health citations since October 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 4.82 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.35 of those hours.
62.4% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).
CMS links it to Rehab Select, an affiliated group of 5 nursing homes.
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.
110/18
312/19
306/22
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 7 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
0J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
6D
0E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
June 16, 2022Standard inspection · 3 citations
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and review of facility policies, titled Sanitation: Food Handling, the facility failed to ensure food in the kitchen's walk-in cooler/freezer was labeled with an open and use by date and that out of date food was discarded. This had the potential to affect 124 of 124 residents who received meals from the kitchen.
- D Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, record review and review of facility policies titled SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER and SELF ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION, the facility failed to ensure the licensed nurse remained with Resident Identifier (RI) #111, a resident not assessed to self- administer his/her nebulizer breathing treatment, when RI #111 received a nebulizer treatment on 06/15/22. This deficient practice affected RI #111, one of one sampled resident observed receiving a nebulizer breathing treatment. Findings Include: Review of an undated facility policy titled SMALL VOLUME NEBULIZER, revealed the following: Procedure: . * Administer therapy until the medication is depleted (usually 10-15 minutes). Nurses must remain with resident during administration unless a self-administration order and complete assessment is in place. [...]
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview, record review and a review of the facility's policy titled SHOWER/TUB BATH, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #375 received showers according to his/her shower schedule on 04/21/22, 04/26/22 and 04/28/22. This deficient practice affected RI #375, one of three residents sampled for activities of daily living.
December 12, 2019Standard inspection · 3 citations
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and a review of resident's medical records, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #83 care plans were reviewed and/or updated quarterly. This deficient practice affected RI #83, one of 28 residents selected in the final sampled whose care plans were reviewed. Findings Include: An undated facility policy and procedure titled, Careplans-Quarterly Reviews, revealed each resident's care plan shall be reviewed at least quarterly. RI #83 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with diagnosis including Chronic Systolic (congestive) Heart Failure, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Diabetic Neuropathy, unspecified and Hypokalemia. RI #83 care plans were last reviewed on 04/19/19. On 12/12/19 at 9:21 a.m., the surveyor conducted an interview with Employee Identifier (EI) #4, Registered Nurse (RN) Minimum Data Set (MDS) Coordinator. [...]
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record review and review of, FUNDAMENTALS of NURSING, the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #19 was not left unattended while receiving nebulizer treatment. This deficient practice affected one of one resident observed receiving a nebulizer treatment during the initial tour of the facility.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure a License staff washed his hands after administering eye drops and prior to going into the medication cart. This deficient practice had the potential to affected one of two residents observed receiving eye drops during medication pass.
October 26, 2018Standard inspection · 1 citation
- D Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, medical record review, and a review of the facility's policies titled,SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION/INJECTION SAFETY and . INTRAMUSCULAR MEDICATION, the facility failed to ensure a licensed staff member aspirated (pulled back on) the syringe prior to injecting Rocephin (an antibiotic) mixed with Lidocaine into Resident Identifier (RI)#160's muscle. Further, the facility failed to ensure a licensed staff member discarded a multiple use vial of Lidocaine that was contaminated with Rocephin. This affected one of one resident receiving an intramuscular injection and one of three nurses observed during medication administration. Findings Include: A review of the facility's policy titled, SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION/INJECTION SAFETY, dated November 28th, 2017, revealed: [...]
Fire safety inspections
10 fire safety citations on file: 6 on June 16, 2022, 3 on December 12, 2019, 1 on October 26, 2018.
Every fire safety citation10 citations
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D Have a fire alarm with audible and visual signals that transmits the alarm automatically to notify emergency forces in event of fire.
- D Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
- D Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
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.
| Measure | This home | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 4.82 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 4.22 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 3.05 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.42 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 62.4% | 46.9% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 62.5% | 39.5% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.42 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 5.07 on weekdays and 4.22 on weekends, 17% 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 5.09 in April to June 2025 to 4.82 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 | 4.82 | 0.35 | 5.07 | 4.22 | 0.0% | 1 of 90 | 127 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 4.86 | 0.36 | 5.16 | 4.11 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 130 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 5.20 | 0.39 | 5.46 | 4.53 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 125 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 5.09 | 0.35 | 5.37 | 4.40 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 126 |
| 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.
Quality measures
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 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 14.7 | 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 | 23.2 | 11.3 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SHELBY RIDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION. CMS links this home to Rehab Select, a group of 5 nursing homes averaging 3.6 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt, Christopher | Direct ownership interest | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Schmidt, Christopher | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Stephenson, Tammy | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 01/01/2013 | |
| Schmidt, Christopher | Corporate director | Individual | 12/29/2004 | |
| Stephenson, Tammy | Corporate director | Individual | 01/01/2013 | |
| Schmidt, Christopher | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Stephenson, Tammy | Corporate officer | Individual | 09/29/2006 | |
| Schmidt Wallace Healthcare Management Company Inc | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 10/10/2001 | |
| Davis, Khaley | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/01/2024 | |
| Emfinger, Julie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 12/01/2024 | |
| Lee, Lawrence | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Schmidt, Christopher | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Stephenson, Tammy | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/01/2013 | |
| Forvis Mazars LLP | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 06/01/2023 | |
| Schmidt Wallace Healthcare Management Company Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 04/10/2025 | |
| Davis, Khaley | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/01/2024 | |
| Emfinger, Julie | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 12/01/2024 | |
| Lee, Lawrence | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Schmidt, Christopher | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2005 | |
| Stephenson, Tammy | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 01/01/2013 |
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.
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on December 12, 2019: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 16, 2022: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 16, 2022: "Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice."
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on June 16, 2022: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
Other nursing homes nearby
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- Galleria Woods Skilled Nursing Facility Birmingham, 7.9 mi · 2 of 5 stars · 10 citations
- Diversicare of Riverchase Birmingham, 8.6 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 9 citations
- South Haven Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham, 10.4 mi · 3 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Oaks on Parkwood Skilled Nursing Facility Bessemer, 10.7 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 20 citations
- Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Hoover, LLC Hoover, 10.7 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 12 citations
- Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River Vestavia, 12.8 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 17 citations
- Diversicare of Bessemer Bessemer, 13.2 mi · 1 of 5 stars · 25 citations
Alabama contacts for a concern about a nursing home
These are the official offices in Alabama. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.
- Inspections and complaints: Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Provider Standards, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Alabama Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 334-242-5753. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Alabama Health Care Facilities Deficiencies, where Alabama publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Shelby Ridge Nursing Home's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Shelby Ridge Nursing Home 3 out of 5 stars overall, with 3 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Shelby Ridge Nursing Home get at its last inspection?
- 3 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on June 16, 2022. The Alabama average is 4.
- Has Shelby Ridge Nursing Home been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Shelby Ridge Nursing Home 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 Shelby Ridge Nursing Home?
- CMS lists 20 owners and managers, and links the home to Rehab Select. Legal business name: SHELBY RIDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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