Nursing home
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, AL 35960 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 185 certified beds
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Centre, Alabama. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.93 hours per resident per day, above the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Dec 11, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center 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) | 4.93 | 3.91 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.50 | 2.50 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 33.5% | 48.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 3.9 | 9.5 | above 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.
- Every deficiency from the December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by January 31, 2026
What inspectors found at Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2019 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 20, 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
- 877 Cedar Bluff Road
Centre, AL 35960 - CMS certification #
- 015200
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 185
- Avg residents/day
- 156.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-12-01
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Floyd Cherokee Medical Center, Centre. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Collinsville Healthcare & Rehab, Collinsville. 13.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cherokee Home Health, Centre. 0.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy. 19.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35960 as metropolitan (metropolitan low commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Cherokee Community Dialysis, Centre, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fkc Gadsden, Gadsden, 14.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35960.
Aveanna Hospice Of Gadsden, office in Gadsden, 22.4 miles away, straight line
Prohealth Hospice-Gadsden, office in Gadsden, 22.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Integrated Senior Care PC, Calhoun. 46.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Centre, AL, risk to homes is greater than 61% of communities in Alabama and 75% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado very high, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center reports 4.93 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center have?
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 185 beds.