Overview
Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Alabama average of 3.0. Among the 2 nursing homes in Fairhope, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 94% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 10, 2023, found 3 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.
Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 83 certified beds, caring for about 65 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
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.
Top 50%
Top 32%
Top 21%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 10, 2023
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- 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 staff3.05 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.94 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides1.74 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 83
- Average residents per day
- 65
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 14, 2002
- 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