Overview
Barfield Health Care has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Alabama average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Guntersville. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.8 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 93% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2021, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Alabama average of 4.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 15% of Alabama nursing homes have been fined.
Barfield Health Care is a for-profit facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 109 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 16, 2021
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.80 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.49 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides3.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 109
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 20, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes