Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit
1653 Temple Avenue North, Fayette, AL 35555 · Map
Government - County · 122 certified beds
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Fayette, Alabama. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.41 hours per resident per day, above the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on May 6, 2021 cited 0 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit 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) | 4.41 | 3.91 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.93 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.45 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 28.3% | 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 Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit
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 · Apr 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 11, 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 · Apr 12, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2018
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2018 - 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 · Apr 12, 2018 - 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 · Apr 12, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 12, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Apr 12, 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
- 1653 Temple Avenue North
Fayette, AL 35555 - CMS certification #
- 015154
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 122
- Avg residents/day
- 98.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1977-04-01
- Setting
- Rural
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
- Fayette Medical Center, Fayette. 0.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Diversicare of Winfield, Winfield. 16.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Fayette Medical Center Homecare, Fayette. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Express Rx. 30.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35555 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Fayette Dialysis, Fayette, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35555.
Hospice Of Northwest Alabama, office in Winfield, 15.0 miles away, straight line
Access Hospice, office in Jasper, 20.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Northport. 35.3 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, 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 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 |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit a good nursing home?
CMS gives Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit staffed?
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit reports 4.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 0 deficiencies.
How many beds does Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit have?
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit is certified for 122 beds.