Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 185-bed nonprofit nursing home in Centre, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.44 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 41% above the Alabama average of 2.44, and 34.8% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
877 Cedar Bluff RoadCentre, AL 35960
Cherokee 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 Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 3.44 hours per resident per day, 41% above the Alabama average. With about 159 residents a day, that works out to roughly 546 aide hours a day, or about 68 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.44 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.74 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.29 | 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
34.8% of nursing staff at Cherokee County 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 29.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: The Cherokee County Health Care Authority
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1977
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Collinsville Healthcare & Rehab Collinsville | 13.4 | 200 | 3.05 | 4.52 | — | 2 | None |
| Piedmont Health Care Center Piedmont | 18.0 | 91 | 3.36 | 4.92 | 47.7% | 5 | None |
| Northside Health Care Gadsden | 19.1 | 115 | 2.39 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 3 | $221,520 |
| Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne Fort Payne | 20.2 | 123 | 2.31 | 3.96 | 30.3% | 4 | None |
| Crossville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Crossville | 20.7 | 143 | 2.55 | 3.78 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Coosa Valley Health and Rehab Glencoe | 20.9 | 124 | 2.58 | 4.05 | 53.6% | 3 | None |
| Gadsden Health and Rehab Center Gadsden | 24.3 | 168 | 2.48 | 4.40 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center Gadsden | 24.5 | 209 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 49.4% | 4 | 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.