Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc is a 59-bed for-profit nursing home in Carbon Hill, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Alabama average of 2.44, and 68.8% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc
350 Northeast 4th StreetCarbon Hill, AL 35549
Walker County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc, nurse aides logged 2.29 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Alabama average. With about 47 residents a day, that works out to roughly 107 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 22% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.29 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.71 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
68.8% of nursing staff at Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 30, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Alabama average 4.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $235,127 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Fine | $235,127 |
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. Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc holds 1 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Walker Rehabilitation Center, Inc
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 4, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.