Diversicare of Big Springs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diversicare of Big Springs is a 145-bed for-profit nursing home in Huntsville, Alabama, part of Diversicare Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 47.1% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Diversicare of Big Springs
500 St. Clair Avenue SouthwestHuntsville, AL 35801
Madison 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 Diversicare of Big Springs, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Alabama average. With about 124 residents a day, that works out to roughly 253 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.12 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.57 | 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
47.1% of nursing staff at Diversicare of Big Springs left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 27, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. Diversicare of Big Springs holds 4 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Diversicare of Big Springs
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Diversicare Healthcare, 44 homes
- Legal name: Diversicare of Big Springs LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Diversicare of Big Springs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rocket City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Huntsville | 1.9 | 159 | 2.20 | 3.84 | 63.8% | 1 | None |
| Windsor House Huntsville | 2.5 | 117 | 1.75 | 2.84 | 56.8% | 1 | $266,231 |
| Brookshire Healthcare Center Huntsville | 2.6 | 129 | 2.56 | 3.98 | 52.1% | 3 | None |
| Regency Health Care and Rehabilitation Center Huntsville | 2.7 | 90 | 2.56 | 4.30 | 62.7% | 1 | $16,801 |
| Huntsville Health & Rehabilitation, LLC Huntsville | 3.0 | 105 | 2.72 | 3.92 | 63.0% | 1 | None |
| Willowbrooke Ct Skilled Care Ctr at Magnolia Trace Huntsville | 3.9 | 59 | 2.37 | 4.05 | 14.3% | 5 | None |
| The Health Center at Research Park Huntsville · abuse citation | 4.9 | 91 | 2.17 | 3.46 | 54.7% | 1 | $69,011 |
| Fairview at Redstone Village Huntsville | 8.2 | 56 | 2.92 | 4.43 | 35.5% | 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.