Nursing home
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
1250 Jeff Germany Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35214 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Ball Healthcare Services (10 facilities) · 117 certified beds
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Dec 14, 2022 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare 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) | 3.61 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.45 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.61 | 2.50 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.3% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare 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
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022
Show all 9 deficiencies
- 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 · Dec 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 14, 2022 - 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 · Dec 14, 2022 - 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 12, 2019
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
- 1250 Jeff Germany Parkway
Birmingham, AL 35214 - CMS certification #
- 015445
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 117
- Avg residents/day
- 103.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2001-07-26
- Chain
- Ball Healthcare Services (10 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ball Healthcare Services
Ball Healthcare Services operates 10 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ball Healthcare Services 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
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Princeton Baptist Medical Center, Birmingham. 5.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation CTR LLC, Birmingham. 1.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Gardendale. 6.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 1.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35214 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Forestdale, Birmingham, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Birmingham North Dialysis, Birmingham, 4.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Steel City Dialysis, Birmingham, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35214.
Acg Hospice-Gardendale, office in Gardendale, 6.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Affinity Hospice, office in Birmingham, 8.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Birmingham, office in Homewood, 9.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Birmingham. 6.7 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)
- 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 low. 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center staffed?
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reports 3.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center have?
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is certified for 117 beds.