Overview
Rocket City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Alabama average of 3.0. It ranks 7th of 9 nursing homes in Huntsville. Its strongest area is staffing (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 26, 2023, found 12 health deficiencies, more 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.
Rocket City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 159 certified beds, caring for about 128 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1972.
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 26, 2023
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- 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 staff3.72 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.15 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.11 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 159
- Average residents per day
- 128
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 1972
- 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