Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 69-bed for-profit nursing home in Bessemer, Alabama, part of Arabella Healthcare Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 78.6% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center
4201 Bessemer Super HighwayBessemer, AL 35020
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 Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.72 hours per resident per day, 30% below the Alabama average. With about 53 residents a day, that works out to roughly 91 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.72 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.06 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.19 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.60 | 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
78.6% of nursing staff at Northgate Health and 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 73.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 9, 2025. 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 3 fines totaling $17,346 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $5,782 |
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $5,782 |
| May 9, 2025 | Fine | $5,782 |
| May 9, 2025 | Payment Denial | 13 days from Jun 7, 2025 |
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. Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Arabella Healthcare Management, 12 homes
- Legal name: Magnolia Ridge Rehabilitation & Senior Living Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 2, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Northgate Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Stonehaven Health and Rehabilitation Center Bessemer | 0.1 | 79 | 1.73 | 3.25 | 72.5% | 1 | None |
| Baron House of Hueytown Hueytown | 2.4 | 50 | 1.99 | 3.03 | 45.5% | 4 | None |
| Self Skilled Nursing & Rehab Hueytown | 3.5 | 131 | 2.72 | 4.20 | 51.1% | 1 | None |
| Redmont Health and Rehabilitation Center Birmingham | 3.9 | 163 | 2.15 | 3.48 | 59.6% | 3 | None |
| Caregivers of Pleasant Grove, Inc Pleasant Grove | 4.0 | 64 | 2.89 | 3.94 | 52.6% | 1 | None |
| Legacy Health and Rehabilitation of Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove | 4.2 | 189 | 2.85 | 4.18 | 53.2% | 1 | None |
| Diversicare of Bessemer Bessemer | 5.2 | 180 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 56.8% | 1 | None |
| Oaks on Parkwood Skilled Nursing Facility Bessemer | 6.2 | 130 | 2.61 | 3.97 | 44.2% | 1 | $17,345 |
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.