Alabama Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Alabama has 224 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 223 facilities with linked history (223 of 224), there are 2,293 cited deficiencies, averaging 10.3 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 143 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in Alabama
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 418 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 396 citations
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 359 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 305 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 278 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 183 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Alabama
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 272 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 269 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 88 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 77 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 70 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 62 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 58 citations
- F-Tag F0814: Dispose Garbage and Refuse Properly — 57 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 53 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Alabama Compliance Data
- Alabama Compliance Benchmark
- Alabama State Compliance Guide
- Alabama Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Alabama
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- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families