What is The Healthcare Center of Eastview's Medicare star rating?

CMS rates The Healthcare Center of Eastview 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).

How many deficiencies did The Healthcare Center of Eastview get at its last inspection?

4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 13, 2023. The Alabama average is 4.

Has The Healthcare Center of Eastview been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does The Healthcare Center of Eastview 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 The Healthcare Center of Eastview?

CMS lists 16 owners and managers, and links the home to The Ensign Group. Legal business name: ARRINGTON VALLEY HEALTHCARE, INC..

The Healthcare Center of Eastview: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on September 13, 2023, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 4, the national average 9.2).

None of its 8 health citations since January 2019 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 3.39 hours per resident per day, against 3.88 across Alabama and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.65 of those hours.

36.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Alabama average 46.9%).

CMS links it to The Ensign Group, an affiliated group of 344 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.

201/19

102/20

409/23

105/24

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 8 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

May 16, 2024Complaint inspection · 1 citation

D

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

F609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · found on a complaint visit · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 3, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on resident record review, interview, review of a facility reported incident, and review of a facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation the facility failed to report an allegation of abuse within two hours to the State Agency when Resident Identifier (RI) #7 alleged abuse on 10/20/2023. This deficient practice affected one of five residents reviewed for abuse concerns.

September 13, 2023Standard inspection · 4 citations

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) October 13, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, review of a facility policy titled Daily Dumpster Monitoring, and the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 2022 Food Code, the facility failed to ensure the top lid and side door on one of two dumpsters was not open during an observation on 09/10/2023. The facility further failed to ensure the grease vat top was not broken and did not have excessive grease build up on the outside of the grease bin. This was observed on 09/10/2023, 09/12/2023, and 09/13/2023. This had the potential to effect 102 of 102 residents in the facility.
E

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 13, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on resident record review, interviews, and review of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Long Term Care Facilities Resident Assessments Instrument 3.0 User Manual Version 1.17.1, the facility failed to ensure timely completion, submission, and acceptance of Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessments for Resident Identifier (RI) #1, RI #6, RI #11, RI #15, RI #17, RI #19, and RI #26. This had the potential to affect seven of 29 residents for whom MDS assessments were reviewed.
D

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

F582 · Resident Rights · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 13, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on interview, review of the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) CMS Form 10123, review of a facility policy titled Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage, and review of beneficiary notification for Resident Identifier (RI) #29 and RI #140, two of two residents sampled for beneficiary liability, the facility failed to ensure RI #29 and RI #140 were issued a beneficiary liability notice at least two days prior to the end of Medicare Part A covered days.
D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) October 13, 2023

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interview, resident record review, and review of the Long-Term Care Facility Resident Assessment Instrument 3.0, the facility failed to ensure a care plan for oxygen use was in place for Resident Identifier (RI) #11. This had the potential to affect RI #11, one of 19 residents for whom care plans were reviewed during the survey.

February 20, 2020Standard inspection · 1 citation

D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 27, 2020

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, record review, and review of a facility policy titled Standard Precautions, the facility failed to ensure a Licensed Nurse washed her hands after she administered an eye drop medication to Resident Identifier (RI) #24, removed her gloves, and prior to administering RI #24's oral medications. This affected one of three nurses and one of three residents observed during medication pass. Findings Include: A review of a facility policy titled Standard Precautions, with a revised date of 9/2010, revealed . Standard Precautions will be used in the care of all residents . POLICY INTERPRETATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: 1. Hand Hygiene . b. Wash hands immediately after gloves are removed . and when otherwise indicated to avoid transfer of microorganisms to other residents or environments . [...]

January 24, 2019Standard inspection · 2 citations

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) February 28, 2019

Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and review of facility policies titled, SANITARY CONDITIONS OF THE FOOD SERVICE DEPARTMENT, and, FOOD FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES, the facility failed to ensure: 1. vents located above the tray line were clean and not full of dust particles; and 2. foods being brought in from outside the facility were properly labeled and were discarded after expiration. These failures had the potential to effect 62 of 74 residents in the facility, who received meals from the kitchen.
D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) February 28, 2019

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interviews, and review of a facility policy titled, Standard Precautions, the facility failed to ensure a Laundry Aide did not allow clean towels, sheets, and wash cloths touch her dress on her upper body when removing these items from the second dryer and during folding. Further, the Laundry Aide did not wash her hands after putting soiled laundry in the small washing machine, prior to putting on another pair of gloves. This had the potential to affect 23 of 74 residents in the facility. Findings Include: A review of a facility policy titled, Standard Precautions, with a revised date of 12/2009, revealed: .1. Hand Hygiene a. Wash hands after touching .contaminated items, whether or not gloves or worn . On 01/24/19 at 08:43 a.m., the surveyor observed the laundry room in the facility. [...]

Fire safety inspections

15 fire safety citations on file: 6 on September 13, 2023, 5 on February 20, 2020, 4 on January 24, 2019.

Every fire safety citation15 citations

F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

E 4 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.

K 232 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

K 372 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.

K 325 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · September 13, 2023 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

K 324 · February 20, 2020 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · February 20, 2020 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K 363 · February 20, 2020 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

K 741 · February 20, 2020 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

K 920 · February 20, 2020 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K 712 · January 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

K 351 · January 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

K 353 · January 24, 2019 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

K 521 · January 24, 2019 · 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.

Measure	This home	Alabama	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	3.39	3.88	3.86
Registered nurses	0.65	0.65	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	2.92	3.26	3.42
Nurse aides	2.00
Licensed practical nurses	0.74
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	36.2%	46.9%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	14.3%	39.5%	42.9%
Administrators who left	not reported

CMS expects 3.80 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 3.59 on weekdays and 2.92 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 4.00 in April to June 2025 to 3.39 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	3.39	0.65	3.59	2.92	0.0%	0 of 90	75
Oct to Dec 2025	3.69	0.67	3.91	3.13	0.0%	0 of 92	70
Jul to Sep 2025	3.89	0.66	4.15	3.23	0.0%	0 of 92	64
Apr to Jun 2025	4.00	0.80	4.26	3.34	0.0%	0 of 91	42
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

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. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Alabama

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.

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.

Measure	This home	Alabama	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	17.6	12.0	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.6	0.9	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.5	2.4	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.4	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	17.1	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	15.8	21.2	15.4
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	1.4	2.0	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.7	1.7	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for The Healthcare Center of Eastview's Medicare short-stay residents. How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

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. 13 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

10.2% 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. 28 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

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. 18 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

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. 3 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

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: 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. 11 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

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: 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. 11 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

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. 1 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: ARRINGTON VALLEY HEALTHCARE, INC.. CMS links this home to The Ensign Group, a group of 344 nursing homes averaging 3.2 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Share	Since
Southstone Healthcare LLC	5% or greater direct ownership interest	Organization	100%	05/01/2025
Burnam, Soon	Managing control - governing body	Individual		05/01/2025
Fennell, Ricky	Managing control - governing body	Individual		11/01/2025
Wilson, Hunter	Managing control - governing body	Individual		05/01/2025
Albrechtsen, Tyler	Corporate director	Individual		05/01/2025
Burnam, Soon	Corporate officer	Individual		05/01/2025
Keetch, Chad	Corporate officer	Individual		03/01/2011
Sato, Ami	Corporate officer	Individual		05/01/2025
Wilson, Hunter	Corporate officer	Individual		05/01/2025
Fennell, Ricky	Operational/managerial control	Individual		11/01/2025
Wilson, Hunter	Operational/managerial control	Individual		11/01/2025
Port, Barry	Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF	Individual		12/08/2025
7755 4th Avenue S Al LLC	Adp of the SNF	Organization		12/01/2025
Ensign Services Inc	Adp of the SNF	Organization		05/01/2025
Fennell, Ricky	Adp of the SNF	Individual		11/01/2025
Wilson, Hunter	Adp of the SNF	Individual		11/01/2025

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.

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 September 13, 2023: "Dispose of garbage and refuse properly."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on September 13, 2023: "Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on February 20, 2020: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on May 16, 2024: "Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities."
Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.92 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.26.

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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 The Healthcare Center of Eastview's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates The Healthcare Center of Eastview 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did The Healthcare Center of Eastview get at its last inspection?: 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on September 13, 2023. The Alabama average is 4.
Has The Healthcare Center of Eastview been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does The Healthcare Center of Eastview 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 The Healthcare Center of Eastview?: CMS lists 16 owners and managers, and links the home to The Ensign Group. Legal business name: ARRINGTON VALLEY HEALTHCARE, INC..

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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