Overview
Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Alabama average of 3.0. It ranks 19th of 20 nursing homes in Birmingham. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 97% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 13, 2024, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Alabama average of 4.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $24,834 in the past three years.
Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a for-profit facility with 132 certified beds, caring for about 119 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 13, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 7
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $24,834
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 6
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.64 hrs
- Nurse aides1.94 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 119
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes