Nursing home
Knollwood Healthcare
3151-A Knollwood Drive, Mobile, AL 36693 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities) · 71 certified beds
Knollwood Healthcare is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mobile, Alabama. Nurse staffing is 3.74 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Sep 11, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus FacilityCMS has identified this facility for enhanced oversight.
- 4 fines totaling $318,070In CMS records: 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Knollwood Healthcare 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) | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.28 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 83.1% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 6, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 16, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $318,070, 5 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Knollwood Healthcare
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 pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Mar 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 3151-A Knollwood Drive
Mobile, AL 36693 - CMS certification #
- 015463
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 71
- Avg residents/day
- 56.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2012-05-21
- Chain
- Ephram Lahasky (28 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Ephram Lahasky
Ephram Lahasky operates 28 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Ephram Lahasky 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
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Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Springhill Medical Center, Mobile. 4.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lynwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Mobile. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Saad Healthcare, Mobile. 2.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Rite Aid. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 36693 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fkc Central Mobile, Mobile, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc West Mobile, Mobile, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc University South Alabama, Mobile, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 36693.
Saad Hospice Services, office in Mobile, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Springhill Home Health And Hospice, office in Mobile, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Vitalcaring Group, office in Mobile, 4.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Singing River Health System, Pascagoula. 27.4 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 high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, 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
How is Knollwood Healthcare staffed?
Knollwood Healthcare reports 3.74 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Knollwood Healthcare had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Knollwood Healthcare have?
Knollwood Healthcare is certified for 71 beds.