Nursing home
Athens Health and Rehabilitation
611 West Market Street, Athens, AL 35611 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Nhs Management (43 facilities) · 149 certified beds
Athens Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Athens, Alabama. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.72 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Apr 14, 2022 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Athens Health and Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Alabama and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Alabama avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.72 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 47.2% | 48.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 0.0 | 3.9 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Athens Health and Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 29, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 19, 2018
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 611 West Market Street
Athens, AL 35611 - CMS certification #
- 015016
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 149
- Avg residents/day
- 138.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Nhs Management (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Nhs Management
Nhs Management operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Nhs Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 2 cases here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Jan 26, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Athens Limestone Hospital, Athens. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Athens. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Athens-Limestone Homecare, Athens. 0.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Athens Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35611 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Limestone County Dialysis, Athens, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Athens Dialysis, Athens, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc West Madison, Madison, 11.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 14 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35611.
Hospice Of Limestone County, office in Athens, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of The Valley, Inc, office in Decatur, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice - Huntsville, office in Madison, 14.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Valley Foundation, Huntsville. 23.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Athens Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Athens Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Athens Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Athens Health and Rehabilitation reports 3.72 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Athens Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Athens Health and Rehabilitation have?
Athens Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 149 beds.