Gadsden Health and Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gadsden Health and Rehab Center is a 168-bed for-profit nursing home in Gadsden, Alabama, part of Preston Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.48 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Alabama average of 2.44, and 57.7% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Gadsden Health and Rehab Center
1945 Davis DriveGadsden, AL 35904
Etowah 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 Gadsden Health and Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.48 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Alabama average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 335 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.48 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.39 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.77 | 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
57.7% of nursing staff at Gadsden Health and Rehab Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 15, 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 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. Gadsden Health and Rehab Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Gadsden Health and Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Preston Health Services, 5 homes
- Legal name: Gadsden HC Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Gadsden Health and Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center Gadsden | 1.4 | 209 | 1.93 | 3.23 | 49.4% | 4 | None |
| Attalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Attalla | 4.5 | 182 | 1.91 | 3.21 | — | 2 | None |
| Northside Health Care Gadsden | 5.4 | 115 | 2.39 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 3 | $221,520 |
| Coosa Valley Health and Rehab Glencoe | 6.6 | 124 | 2.58 | 4.05 | 53.6% | 3 | None |
| Altoona Health & Rehab Altoona | 16.9 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.90 | 31.8% | 3 | None |
| Health Care Inc Ashville | 17.4 | 53 | 2.16 | 3.27 | 78.3% | 3 | None |
| Diversicare of Boaz Boaz | 17.6 | 100 | 1.70 | 2.96 | 51.8% | 2 | None |
| Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Jacksonville | 19.6 | 167 | 2.91 | 3.98 | 44.5% | 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.