Overview
Northway Health and Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Alabama average of 3.0. Among the 20 nursing homes in Birmingham, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 53% 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 April 17, 2024, found 6 health deficiencies, more than the Alabama average of 4.0. All 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.
Northway Health and Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 113 certified beds, caring for about 107 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.
Top 5%
Top 34%
Top 40%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 17, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- 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 staff3.88 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.39 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.57 hrs
- Nurse aides2.92 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 113
- Average residents per day
- 107
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 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