Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.75 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 55.7% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
733 Mary Vann LaneBirmingham, AL 35215
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 Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, nurse aides logged 1.75 hours per resident per day, 28% below the Alabama average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 205 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.75 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.87 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.28 | 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
55.7% of nursing staff at Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness 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 54.5%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 13, 2024. 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 5 fines totaling $24,834 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| May 13, 2024 | Fine | $4,017 |
| May 13, 2024 | Fine | $5,600 |
| May 13, 2024 | Fine | $5,600 |
| May 13, 2024 | Fine | $5,600 |
| May 13, 2024 | Payment Denial | 54 days from Jun 12, 2024 |
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. Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| East Glen Birmingham | 3.0 | 108 | 2.42 | 3.66 | 56.9% | 3 | None |
| Cavalier Healthcare of Trussville Trussville | 3.5 | 125 | 2.48 | 3.34 | 78.5% | 3 | $40,486 |
| Pine Hill Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Birmingham | 6.1 | 190 | 2.24 | 3.19 | 71.9% | 1 | None |
| The Healthcare Center of Eastview Birmingham | 6.1 | 92 | 2.00 | 3.39 | 36.2% | 2 | None |
| Kirkwood by the River Birmingham · staffing data not validated | 6.7 | 61 | — | — | 35.8% | 3 | None |
| Magnolia Ridge Gardendale · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 7.7 | 148 | 2.80 | 4.49 | 63.2% | 1 | $392,125 |
| St Martin's in the Pines Irondale | 8.1 | 128 | 2.72 | 4.00 | 58.2% | 2 | None |
| Fair Haven Birmingham | 8.5 | 259 | 3.25 | 4.38 | — | 3 | $28,470 |
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.