Diversicare of Marion: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Diversicare of Marion is a 71-bed for-profit nursing home in Marion, Alabama, part of Diversicare Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Diversicare of Marion
505 East Lafayette StreetMarion, AL 36756
Perry 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 Marion, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Alabama average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 136 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.96 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.59 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Diversicare of Marion left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 19, 2022. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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 Marion holds 5 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Diversicare of Marion
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Diversicare Healthcare, 44 homes
- Legal name: Dac of Marion, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Diversicare of Marion
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Southland Nursing Home Marion | 1.1 | 91 | 2.38 | 3.91 | — | 5 | $5,244 |
| Diversicare of Greensboro Greensboro | 16.8 | 97 | 1.79 | 2.84 | 32.1% | 5 | None |
| Bellway Health and Rehabilitation Center Selma · abuse citation | 20.8 | 172 | 1.73 | 2.87 | 49.6% | 2 | $203,450 |
| Park Place Selma | 21.4 | 103 | 2.33 | 3.39 | 28.4% | 3 | None |
| Lighthouse Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Selma · abuse citation | 21.5 | 68 | 2.52 | 4.29 | 29.7% | 2 | None |
| Bibb Medical Center Nursing Home Centreville | 23.9 | 131 | 2.10 | 3.23 | 53.1% | 1 | None |
| Moundville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Moundville | 31.3 | 68 | 2.67 | 3.98 | 44.0% | 4 | None |
| Woodhaven Manor Nursing Home Demopolis | 32.2 | 75 | 2.31 | 3.84 | 27.3% | 5 | 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.