McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center is a 209-bed for-profit nursing home in Gadsden, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 49.4% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center
2301 Rainbow DriveGadsden, AL 35999
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 McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Alabama average. With about 181 residents a day, that works out to roughly 351 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.93 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
49.4% of nursing staff at McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation 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 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 27, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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. McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: McGuffey Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1977
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Gadsden Health and Rehab Center Gadsden | 1.4 | 168 | 2.48 | 4.40 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Attalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Attalla | 5.1 | 182 | 1.91 | 3.21 | — | 2 | None |
| Coosa Valley Health and Rehab Glencoe | 5.7 | 124 | 2.58 | 4.05 | 53.6% | 3 | None |
| Northside Health Care Gadsden | 6.0 | 115 | 2.39 | 3.73 | 56.0% | 3 | $221,520 |
| Health Care Inc Ashville | 17.3 | 53 | 2.16 | 3.27 | 78.3% | 3 | None |
| Altoona Health & Rehab Altoona | 17.7 | 50 | 2.52 | 3.90 | 31.8% | 3 | None |
| Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Jacksonville | 18.4 | 167 | 2.91 | 3.98 | 44.5% | 3 | None |
| Diversicare of Boaz Boaz | 19.0 | 100 | 1.70 | 2.96 | 51.8% | 2 | 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.