Overview
Decatur Health & Rehab Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Alabama average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Decatur. It scores best on quality of care (3 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% 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 February 3, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Alabama average of 4.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 4 fines totaling $25,367 in the past three years.
Decatur Health & Rehab Center is a for-profit facility with 119 certified beds, caring for about 113 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
- February 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 11
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 4 totaling $25,367
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.57 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.76 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 119
- Average residents per day
- 113
- 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
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes