Overview
Southland Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Alabama average of 3.0. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Marion. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 66% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 22, 2021, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Alabama average of 4.0. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $5,244 in the past three years.
Southland Nursing Home is a for-profit facility with 91 certified beds, caring for about 69 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1970.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 22, 2021
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $5,244
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.62 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.53 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.87 hrs
- Nurse aides2.22 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 91
- Average residents per day
- 69
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 19, 1970
- 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