Diversicare of Boaz: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diversicare of Boaz is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Boaz, Alabama, part of Diversicare Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 51.8% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Diversicare of Boaz
600 Corley AvenueBoaz, AL 35957
Marshall 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 Boaz, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 30% below the Alabama average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.50 | 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
51.8% of nursing staff at Diversicare of Boaz left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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 Boaz holds 2 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Diversicare of Boaz
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Diversicare Healthcare, 44 homes
- Legal name: Diversicare of Boaz LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1970
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Diversicare of Boaz
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Albertville Nursing Home Albertville | 4.0 | 159 | 3.70 | 5.22 | 46.0% | 5 | None |
| Marshall Manor Nursing Home Guntersville | 10.9 | 91 | 2.72 | 4.28 | 57.8% | 3 | None |
| Crossville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Crossville | 11.2 | 143 | 2.55 | 3.78 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Barfield Health Care Guntersville | 15.2 | 113 | 2.99 | 4.29 | 57.1% | 5 | None |
| Altoona Health & Rehab Altoona | 15.6 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.90 | 31.8% | 3 | None |
| Attalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Attalla | 16.5 | 182 | 1.91 | 3.21 | — | 2 | None |
| Northside Health Care Gadsden | 16.9 | 115 | 2.39 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 3 | $221,520 |
| Gadsden Health and Rehab Center Gadsden | 17.6 | 168 | 2.48 | 4.40 | 57.7% | 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.