Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC is a 149-bed for-profit nursing home in Athens, Alabama, part of NHS Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Alabama average of 2.44, and 43.7% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC
611 West Market StreetAthens, AL 35611
Limestone 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 Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Alabama average. With about 139 residents a day, that works out to roughly 346 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.86 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.36 | 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
43.7% of nursing staff at Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 26.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 14, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: NHS Management, 43 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC Athens | 0.8 | 170 | 1.94 | 3.36 | 48.3% | 3 | None |
| Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Madison | 13.3 | 155 | 2.85 | 4.42 | 70.8% | 4 | None |
| River City Center Decatur | 15.0 | 183 | 1.86 | 3.45 | 51.9% | 1 | None |
| Elk River Health and Nursing Center of Ardmore, LL Ardmore | 15.1 | 79 | 2.12 | 3.89 | 62.1% | 4 | None |
| Madison Manor Nursing Home Madison | 15.2 | 80 | 2.79 | 4.31 | 49.5% | 3 | None |
| Decatur Health & Rehab Center Decatur | 16.2 | 119 | 2.57 | 3.97 | 61.8% | 1 | $25,367 |
| The Health Center at Research Park Huntsville · abuse citation | 18.2 | 91 | 2.17 | 3.46 | 54.7% | 1 | $69,011 |
| Brookshire Healthcare Center Huntsville | 20.6 | 129 | 2.56 | 3.98 | 52.1% | 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.