Nursing home
Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation
4010 Chris Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Nhs Management (43 facilities) · 105 certified beds
Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Huntsville, Alabama. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Jan 14, 2022 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation 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) | 3.74 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.42 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.9% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 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 Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation
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
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 14, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 24, 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 12, 2018 - 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 · Sep 12, 2018
Show all 6 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 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
- 4010 Chris Drive
Huntsville, AL 35802 - CMS certification #
- 015440
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 105
- Avg residents/day
- 99.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1999-11-18
- Chain
- Nhs Management (43 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Nhs Management
Nhs Management operates 43 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Nhs Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2014
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Sep 8, 2014 to Sep 7, 2016. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $2,887 owed to 33 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation (Huntsville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC). Case 1799343.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Crestwood Medical Center, Huntsville. 1.0 mile away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Willowbrooke CT Skilled Care CTR at Magnolia Trace, Huntsville. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Huntsville Hospital Homecare, Huntsville. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35802 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Rocket City, Huntsville, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Huntsville Home, Huntsville, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Huntsville, Huntsville, 2.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35802.
Hospice Of North Alabama, LLC, office in Huntsville, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Gentiva Huntsville, office in Huntsville, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Hospice Family Care, office in Huntsville, 8.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- American Family Care, LLC, Huntsville. 1.6 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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation staffed?
Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation have?
Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation is certified for 105 beds.