Nursing home
Lafayette Extended Care
805 Hospital Street Southwest, Lafayette, AL 36862 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Prime Health Care Enterprises (5 facilities) · 69 certified beds
Lafayette Extended Care is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lafayette, Alabama. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.41 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Jan 22, 2020 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $4,558In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lafayette Extended Care 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) | 3.41 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.30 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.9% | 48.7% | 46.4% | below 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $4,558, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Lafayette Extended Care
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
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2020 - 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 · Jan 22, 2020 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 22, 2020 - 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 · Dec 19, 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 · Dec 19, 2018
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 1, 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 · Feb 1, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 1, 2018 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 1, 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 · Feb 1, 2018 - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 1, 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
- 805 Hospital Street Southwest
Lafayette, AL 36862 - CMS certification #
- 015197
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 69
- Avg residents/day
- 62.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1978-07-01
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lafayette Extended Care says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Apartment types named: private room.
Lafayette Extended HealthCare is a state licensed 69 bed skilled nursing facility with 19 private rooms, providing both long term and short term nursing and rehabilitation services in Chambers county for the past 40 years.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Eamc - Lanier, Valley. 14.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Lafayette Nursing Home, Lafayette. 0.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Opelika, Opelika. 13.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 17.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 36862 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Opelika, Opelika, 13.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bma Langdale, Valley, 14.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 36862.
Chattahoochee Hospice Inc, office in Valley, 14.7 miles away, straight line
Ivy Creek Hospice, office in Dadeville, 19.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compassus-Auburn, office in Auburn, 19.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gerination Medical Centers LLC, Auburn. 21.1 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 moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lafayette Extended Care a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lafayette Extended Care an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Lafayette Extended Care staffed?
Lafayette Extended Care reports 3.41 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Lafayette Extended Care had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lafayette Extended Care have?
Lafayette Extended Care is certified for 69 beds.