Nursing home
Oak Crest Health & Wellness
325 Selma Road, Bessemer, AL 35020 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Arabella Healthcare Management (12 facilities) · 79 certified beds
Oak Crest Health & Wellness is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Bessemer, Alabama. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.20 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Feb 12, 2023 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Oak Crest Health & Wellness 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) | 3.20 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.42 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.00 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 69.2% | 48.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 Oak Crest Health & Wellness
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2023 - Immediate jeopardy
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 12, 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 · Feb 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 12, 2023
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- 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 · Feb 12, 2023 - 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 · Oct 16, 2019 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 31, 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
- 325 Selma Road
Bessemer, AL 35020 - CMS certification #
- 015050
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 79
- Avg residents/day
- 59.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1967-01-24
- Chain
- Arabella Healthcare Management (12 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Arabella Healthcare Management
Arabella Healthcare Management operates 12 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Arabella Healthcare Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Oak Crest Health & Wellness using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
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 Aug 19, 2025.
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
- Medical West, An Affiliate Of Uab Health System, Bessemer. 4.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ridgeway Rehabilitation & Senior Living, Bessemer. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Centerwell Home Health, Hoover. 8.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.0 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35020 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Midfield Dialysis, Birmingham, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Fairfield (Steel City), Fairfield, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Jewel Dialysis, Bessemer, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35020.
Affinity Hospice, office in Birmingham, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Enhabit Hospice Birmingham, office in Hoover, 9.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Birmingham, office in Homewood, 9.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Birmingham. 4.0 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively moderate, 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 Oak Crest Health & Wellness a good nursing home?
CMS gives Oak Crest Health & Wellness an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Oak Crest Health & Wellness staffed?
Oak Crest Health & Wellness reports 3.20 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Oak Crest Health & Wellness had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Oak Crest Health & Wellness have?
Oak Crest Health & Wellness is certified for 79 beds.