The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek is a 198-bed for-profit nursing home in Alabaster, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 44.6% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
850 9th Street, NorthwestAlabaster, AL 35007
Shelby 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 The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Alabama average. With about 185 residents a day, that works out to roughly 416 aide hours a day, or about 52 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
44.6% of nursing staff at The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 25, 2024. 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 2 fines totaling $16,801 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Fine | $8,400 |
| May 3, 2024 | Fine | $8,401 |
| May 3, 2024 | Payment Denial | 90 days from Jun 1, 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. The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek holds 3 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Alabaster Opco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Shelby Ridge Nursing Home Alabaster | 1.0 | 131 | 3.05 | 4.82 | 62.4% | 3 | None |
| Galleria Woods Skilled Nursing Facility Birmingham | 8.0 | 30 | 2.58 | 4.36 | 69.8% | 2 | None |
| Diversicare of Riverchase Birmingham | 8.8 | 132 | 1.99 | 3.05 | 33.8% | 3 | None |
| Oaks on Parkwood Skilled Nursing Facility Bessemer | 9.9 | 130 | 2.61 | 3.97 | 44.2% | 1 | $17,345 |
| South Haven Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 10.5 | 101 | 2.66 | 3.95 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Hoover, LLC Hoover | 10.8 | 118 | 2.61 | 4.80 | 67.3% | 1 | None |
| Diversicare of Bessemer Bessemer | 12.4 | 180 | 2.23 | 3.33 | 56.8% | 1 | None |
| Plantation Manor Nursing Home MC Calla | 12.9 | 103 | 2.30 | 3.49 | 36.4% | 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.