Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Fairhope, Alabama, part of Arabella Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 74.3% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center
22670 Main StreetFairhope, AL 36532
Baldwin County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Alabama average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.15 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
74.3% of nursing staff at Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 77.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 2023. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Alabama average 4.0). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Arabella Healthcare Management, 12 homes
- Legal name: Arabella Health & Wellness of Fairhope Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 14, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Altera Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fairhope Health & Rehab Fairhope | 2.3 | 131 | 2.61 | 4.00 | 35.1% | 2 | None |
| Eastern Shore Rehabilitation and Health Center Daphne | 4.0 | 117 | 2.45 | 4.06 | 47.7% | 4 | None |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr Westminster VLG Spanish Fort | 7.8 | 60 | 2.64 | 4.49 | — | 4 | None |
| Allen Health and Rehabilitation Mobile | 12.1 | 119 | 2.06 | 3.62 | 54.7% | 3 | None |
| Kensington Health and Rehabilitation Mobile | 13.2 | 120 | 2.00 | 3.64 | 36.9% | 5 | $4,558 |
| Crowne Health Care of Mobile Mobile | 13.7 | 148 | 2.76 | 4.95 | 25.7% | 3 | None |
| Little Sisters of the Poor Sacred Heart Residence Mobile | 13.9 | 75 | 2.92 | 4.39 | 34.4% | 5 | None |
| Camellia Health and Rehabilitation Center Mobile | 14.4 | 170 | 2.40 | 3.79 | 65.3% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.