Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Coosa Valley Healthcare Center
260 West Walnut Street, Sylacauga, AL 35150 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Prime Health Care Enterprises (5 facilities) · 85 certified beds
Coosa Valley Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Sylacauga, Alabama. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.33 hours per resident per day, above the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Apr 9, 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 Coosa Valley 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) | 4.33 | 3.91 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.62 | 2.50 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.3% | 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 Coosa Valley 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 13, 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 · Jun 7, 2018 - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 7, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 7, 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 · Jun 7, 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
- 260 West Walnut Street
Sylacauga, AL 35150 - CMS certification #
- 015010
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 85
- Avg residents/day
- 77.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-01
- Chain
- Prime Health Care Enterprises (5 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Prime Health Care Enterprises
Prime Health Care Enterprises operates 5 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Prime Health Care Enterprises 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
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Coosa Valley Medical Center, Sylacauga. 0.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Sylacauga Health and Rehab Services, Sylacauga. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Sylacauga. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35150 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Sylacauga, Sylacauga, 0.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Sylacauga Dialysis, Sylacauga, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35150.
Coosa Valley Hospice, office in Sylacauga, 0.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- American Family Care, LLC, Calera. 27.8 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 relatively 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Coosa Valley Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Coosa Valley Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Coosa Valley Healthcare Center staffed?
Coosa Valley Healthcare Center reports 4.33 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Coosa Valley Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Coosa Valley Healthcare Center have?
Coosa Valley Healthcare Center is certified for 85 beds.