Overview
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Alabama average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Centre. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.9 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 95% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 11, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Alabama average of 4.0. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 15% of Alabama nursing homes have been fined.
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center is a nonprofit facility with 185 certified beds, caring for about 160 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
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
- December 11, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff4.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.64 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.61 hrs
- Nurse aides3.62 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 185
- Average residents per day
- 160
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1977
- 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