Top 10 Best Nursing Homes in Alabama

Compare the Best Nursing Homes in Alabama

Every year, thousands of seniors, their families, and friends are faced with the difficult decision of choosing a skilled nursing facility, either because someone is recuperating after a hospital visit or for end-of-life care. This is usually an issue that arises suddenly, and the decision makers are not equipped with the right knowledge and information to make a good decision. Not knowing how to decide, they turn to others for recommendations. Word of mouth, along with geography, are constantly cited as the most important factors in choosing a skilled nursing facility. Choosing a facility with such limited information can lead to significant problems. Not all skilled nursing facilities are the same and the people that you trust to recommend a facility may not know enough about the facility and the alternatives to be a competent guide.

To help people who are facing this difficult situation, we have compiled a list of the best Alabama skilled nursing facilities and the the worst skilled nursing facilities. (We have also compiled the best and worst nursing homes by city for most cities in the United States, links are shown at the bottom on this page.) The lists are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (“CMS”) and include information gathered from detailed annual inspections, monthly reporting, complaint histories, deficiency reports and much more.

To see a more detailed analysis of the performance on skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, including staffing, COVID-19 infections, historical occupancy levels and recent trends, look at our detailed analysis page.

Best Nursing Homes in the Largest Alabama Cities

All of the following nursing homes have been given a Weighted Health Inspection Score by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Every year, nursing homes in Alabama go through an unannounced inspection performed by independent state examiners. These examiners look at factors such as cleanliness, hazards, and safety to perform the inspection. Points are given to nursing homes based on their deficiency in a certain category. Thus, a higher Weighted All Cycles Score means more problems and lower quality of care.

The list below ranks the homes with the best (lowest) weighted inspection scores. The score is shown next to the facility name.

Best Nursing Homes in Birmingham, Alabama

• Kirkwood By The River (8)
• Arlington Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (10)
• Diversicare of Riverchase (15)
• Fair Haven (17)
• Greenbriar at The Altamont Skilled Nursing Facilit (18)
• Redmont Health and Rehabilitation Center (20)
• South Haven Health and Rehabilitation, LLC (21)
• Northway Health and Rehabilitation, LLC (24)
• The Healthcare Center of Eastview (26)
• East Glen (27)

Best Nursing Homes in Huntsville, Alabama

• Diversicare of Big Springs (7)
• Fairview at Redstone Village (10)
• Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC (16)
• Brookshire Healthcare Center (17)
• Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr at Magnolia Trace (20)
• Mrc Creekside (29)
• Focused Care at Huntsville (41)
• Huntsville Health Care Center (52)
• Huntsville Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center (65.75)
• Windsor House (115.5)

Best Nursing Homes in Mobile, Alabama

• Palm Gardens Health and Rehabilitation, LLC (0)
• Kensington Health and Rehabilitation (2)
• Little Sisters of The Poor Sacred Heart Residence (3)
• Crowne Health Care of Springhill (5)
• Springhill Senior Residence (7)
• Twin Oaks Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center (10)
• Allen Health and Rehabilitation (13)
• Crowne Health Care of Mobile (15)
• Camellia Health and Rehabilitation Center (17)
• Ashland Place Health and Rehabilitation, LLC (19)

Best Nursing Homes in Montgomery, Alabama

• Capitol Hill Healthcare Center (7)
• Crowne Health Care of Montgomery (11)
• John Knox Manor Inc I I (18)
• Hillview Terrace (24)
• Montgomery Children's Specialty Center (29)
• Diversicare of Montgomery (32)
• Father Purcell Memorial Exceptional Children's Ctr (46.25)
• Montgomery Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (58)
• Rivertown Health and Rehabilitation Center (72)
• Montgomery General Elderly Care (74)

Best Nursing Homes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Heritage Health Care and Rehab Inc (13)

Best Skilled Nursing Homes in Other States

How We Compile Nursing Home Ratings in Alabama

Every month, we rank all of the skilled nursing facilities in Alabama. These rankings are based on data provided by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid measures ("CMS”), including the CMS 5-Star Rating System and the Health Inspection Scores. The list of the best Skilled Nursing Facilities in Alabama is based on the weighted overall health inspection score which is a composite of CMS's three most recent skilled nursing home inspection scores weighted to give the most recent inspection more importance.

The CMS 5-Star Rating System rates skilled nursing facilities from one to five stars, with one star being the lowest and five stars being the highest. The rating system also rates Alabama nursing homes across five different dimensions including overall rating, health inspection rating, quality measures rating, overall staffing rating, and RN staffing rating (RN is an acronym for Registered Nurse).