Nursing home
Montgomery Children's Specialty Center
2853 Forbes Drive, Montgomery, AL 36110 · Map
For profit - Partnership · 54 certified beds
Montgomery Children's Specialty Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Montgomery, Alabama. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.46 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on May 25, 2023 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Montgomery Children's Specialty Center 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) | 3.46 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.77 | 0.64 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.90 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.0% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Montgomery Children's Specialty Center
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 · May 25, 2023 - 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 · May 25, 2023 - 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 · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 25, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2019
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 10, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 18, 2018 - Potential for harm
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 18, 2018 - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 18, 2018 - 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 · Oct 18, 2018 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 18, 2018 - 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 · Oct 18, 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
- 2853 Forbes Drive
Montgomery, AL 36110 - CMS certification #
- 01A208
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 48.4
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 2010-11-18
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Feb 15, 2020.
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
- Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc, Montgomery. 4.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Crowne Health Care of Montgomery, Montgomery. 2.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alabama Department Of Public Health Home Care, Montgomery. 3.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreen's. 3.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 36110 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Capitol City, Montgomery, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Pdi-Montgomery, Montgomery, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Dci Montgomery, Montgomery, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 36110.
Enhabit Hospice Prattville, office in Montgomery, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Baptist Hospice, office in Montgomery, 6.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Aveanna Hospice Of Montgomery, office in Montgomery, 7.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Gerination Medical Centers LLC, Auburn. 47.8 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 relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Montgomery Children's Specialty Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Montgomery Children's Specialty Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Montgomery Children's Specialty Center staffed?
Montgomery Children's Specialty Center reports 3.46 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Montgomery Children's Specialty Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Montgomery Children's Specialty Center have?
Montgomery Children's Specialty Center is certified for 54 beds.