Nursing home
Walker Rehabilitation Center
350 Northeast 4Th Street, Carbon Hill, AL 35549 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 59 certified beds
Walker Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Carbon Hill, Alabama. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.14 hours per resident per day, below the Alabama average of 3.91. Its most recent inspection on Nov 30, 2024 cited 10 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 Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 1 fine totaling $235,127In 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 Walker 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) | 3.14 | 3.91 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.64 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.93 | 2.50 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 57.1% | 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 November 30, 2024 inspection was corrected by December 28, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $235,127, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Walker Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
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 · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · 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 · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 30, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2020
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
- 350 Northeast 4Th Street
Carbon Hill, AL 35549 - CMS certification #
- 015408
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg residents/day
- 43.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-10-04
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
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.
- Findings for Jun 1, 2020 to May 31, 2022. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $17,784 owed to 48 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $4,335. Employer as DOL recorded it: Walker Rehabilitation Center (Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc.). Case 1962195.
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
- Walker Baptist Medical Center, Jasper. 16.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ridgewood Health Services, INC., Jasper. 13.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Walker, Jasper. 13.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 14.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35549 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Walker County Dialysis, Jasper, 14.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35549.
Access Hospice, office in Jasper, 2.9 miles away, straight line
Southeast Hospice Network, office in Jasper, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Northwest Alabama, office in Winfield, 14.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Tapestry Telehealth PLLC, Northport. 45.1 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 high. 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 | 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 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 Walker Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Walker Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 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 Walker Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Walker Rehabilitation Center reports 3.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Alabama average of 3.91.
Has Walker Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Walker Rehabilitation Center have?
Walker Rehabilitation Center is certified for 59 beds.