Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit is a 122-bed government-run nursing home in Fayette, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Alabama average of 2.44, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit
1653 Temple Avenue NorthFayette, AL 35555
Fayette 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 Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Alabama average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 271 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 2.51 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.16 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.47 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 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
26.7% of nursing staff at Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 6, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit holds 5 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Fayette Medical Center
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1977
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Fayette Medical Center Long Term Care Unit
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Diversicare of Winfield Winfield | 16.0 | 123 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 41.8% | 4 | None |
| Sunset Manor Guin | 19.0 | 71 | 2.45 | 4.21 | 36.5% | 4 | None |
| Convalescent Nursing and Rehab Center Vernon | 19.7 | 158 | 2.46 | 3.83 | — | 2 | None |
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| Arbor Woods Health and Rehab Reform | 25.1 | 85 | 3.66 | 5.07 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Marion Regional Nursing Home Hamilton | 30.5 | 79 | 2.51 | 4.26 | 20.6% | 3 | None |
| Shadescrest Health Care Center Jasper | 32.4 | 107 | 2.53 | 4.04 | 44.4% | 1 | None |
| Ridgewood Health Services, Inc. Jasper | 32.5 | 98 | 2.27 | 3.89 | 49.3% | 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.