Nursing home
Cottage of the Shoals
500 John Aldridge Drive, Tuscumbia, AL 35674 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities) · 103 certified beds
Cottage of the Shoals is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Tuscumbia, Alabama. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.13 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Aug 5, 2021 cited 3 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cottage of the Shoals 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) | 3.13 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.75 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.76 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 70.6% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 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 Cottage of the Shoals
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 · Aug 5, 2021 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2021 - Potential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 5, 2021 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 14, 2019 - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Aug 2, 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
- 500 John Aldridge Drive
Tuscumbia, AL 35674 - CMS certification #
- 015067
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 103
- Avg residents/day
- 82.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1972-01-01
- Chain
- Genesis Healthcare (193 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Genesis Healthcare
Genesis Healthcare operates 193 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Genesis Healthcare 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
- Website says Respite stays, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cottage of the Shoals says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Cottage of the Shoals is a 103-bed skilled nursing facility offering post-hospital, short-term rehabilitation as well as long-term and respite care services.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Coordinated transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Private and Semi-Private Rooms
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Smoke free environment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- North Alabama Shoals Hospital, Muscle Shoals. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Keller Landing, Tuscumbia. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Muscle Shoals. 2.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Milner Rushing Discount Drugs. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35674 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Muscle Shoals Dialysis, Muscle Shoals, 1.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Sheffield Dialysis, Sheffield, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Florence Dialysis, Florence, 5.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35674.
Alabama Hospice Of The Shoals, office in Tuscumbia, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Amedisys Hospice Of Florence, office in Florence, 4.9 miles away, straight line
Compassus-Florence, office in Florence, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Russellville Hospital Inc., Russellville. 17.0 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, 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 | 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cottage of the Shoals a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cottage of the Shoals an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cottage of the Shoals staffed?
Cottage of the Shoals reports 3.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Cottage of the Shoals had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cottage of the Shoals have?
Cottage of the Shoals is certified for 103 beds.