Fair Haven: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fair Haven is a 259-bed nonprofit nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% above the Alabama average of 2.44.
Fair Haven
1424 Montclair RoadBirmingham, AL 35210
Jefferson 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 Fair Haven, nurse aides logged 3.25 hours per resident per day, 33% above the Alabama average. With about 243 residents a day, that works out to roughly 789 aide hours a day, or about 99 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.25 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.24 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.38 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.99 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Fair Haven in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 17, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Alabama average 4.0). CMS lists 9 fines totaling $28,470 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,235 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Fine | $3,882 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | Fine | $3,529 |
| Oct 2, 2023 | Fine | $3,147 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Fine | $2,797 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $2,447 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $2,098 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $1,748 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Fair Haven holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Fair Haven
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Methodist Home for the Aging
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 7, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Fair Haven
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Martin's in the Pines Irondale | 0.6 | 128 | 2.72 | 4.00 | 58.2% | 2 | None |
| The Healthcare Center of Eastview Birmingham | 2.5 | 92 | 2.00 | 3.39 | 36.2% | 2 | None |
| Greenbriar at the Altamont Skilled Nursing Facilit Birmingham | 3.4 | 95 | 2.52 | 3.87 | 43.7% | 3 | None |
| South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 4.6 | 83 | 2.89 | 4.19 | 53.4% | 2 | $8,569 |
| Elite Nursing and Rehabilitation Care Center Birmingham | 4.7 | 143 | 2.49 | 3.28 | 52.4% | 1 | $6,682 |
| Northway Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 4.8 | 113 | 2.73 | 3.57 | 51.8% | 3 | None |
| Civic Center Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 4.9 | 95 | 2.58 | 3.56 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Kirkwood by the River Birmingham · staffing data not validated | 5.2 | 61 | — | — | 35.8% | 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.