Nursing home
North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
200 North Pine Hill Road, Birmingham, AL 35217 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz (29 facilities) · 190 certified beds
North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.40 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Mar 7, 2024 cited 10 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.40 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.29 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 68.7% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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 7, 2024 inspection was corrected by April 11, 2024
What inspectors found at North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation 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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 7, 2024 · 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 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · Mar 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · May 19, 2021 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 19, 2021
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
- 200 North Pine Hill Road
Birmingham, AL 35217 - CMS certification #
- 015091
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 190
- Avg residents/day
- 152.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1968-07-01
- Chain
- Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz (29 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz
Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz operates 29 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz facilities →
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2018, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 20, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 12, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $1,865 proposed, $1,399 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLCC.
Details
- Other than serious: Electronic submission of injury and illness records (1904.41(a)(2)). Penalty $1,865 proposed, $1,399 now.
- Dec 17, 2018: complaint inspection, complete (health). Case closed Mar 20, 2019. 3 violations cited (1 serious, 2 other). Penalties: $6,746 proposed, $4,048 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Medical services and first aid (including eyewash stations) (1910.151(c)). Penalty $5,683 proposed, $3,410 now. To be fixed by Mar 6, 2019.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(f)(2)(iv)). Penalty $1,063 proposed, $638 now. To be fixed by Mar 6, 2019.
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(a)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Mar 6, 2019.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St. Vincent'S East, Birmingham. 6.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Magnolia Ridge, Gardendale. 3.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health, Gardendale. 3.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35217 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Dci Birmingham, Birmingham, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fmc Gardendale, Gardendale, 4.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc Of East Jefferson, Birmingham, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35217.
Acg Hospice-Gardendale, office in Gardendale, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Gentiva Birmingham, office in Birmingham, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Oasis Healthcare - Moody, office in Birmingham, 7.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- American Family Care, LLC, Birmingham. 7.1 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 high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 2 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 North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.40 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center have?
North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 190 beds.