Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC is a 170-bed for-profit nursing home in Athens, Alabama, part of Preston Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 48.3% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
1600 West Hobbs StreetAthens, AL 35611
Limestone 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 Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, nurse aides logged 1.94 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Alabama average. With about 144 residents a day, that works out to roughly 280 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.94 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
48.3% of nursing staff at Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2020. 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. Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Preston Health Services, 5 homes
- Legal name: Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Limestone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Athens Health and Rehabilitation LLC Athens | 0.8 | 149 | 2.48 | 3.86 | 43.7% | 5 | None |
| Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Madison | 14.1 | 155 | 2.85 | 4.42 | 70.8% | 4 | None |
| River City Center Decatur | 15.2 | 183 | 1.86 | 3.45 | 51.9% | 1 | None |
| Elk River Health and Nursing Center of Ardmore, LL Ardmore | 15.4 | 79 | 2.12 | 3.89 | 62.1% | 4 | None |
| Madison Manor Nursing Home Madison | 16.0 | 80 | 2.79 | 4.31 | 49.5% | 3 | None |
| Decatur Health & Rehab Center Decatur | 16.3 | 119 | 2.57 | 3.97 | 61.8% | 1 | $25,367 |
| The Health Center at Research Park Huntsville · abuse citation | 19.0 | 91 | 2.17 | 3.46 | 54.7% | 1 | $69,011 |
| Brookshire Healthcare Center Huntsville | 21.4 | 129 | 2.56 | 3.98 | 52.1% | 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.