Washington County Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Washington County Nursing Home is a 88-bed government-run nursing home in Chatom, Alabama. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% above the Alabama average of 2.44, and 25.3% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Washington County Nursing Home
14600 St Stephens AvenueChatom, AL 36518
Washington 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 Washington County Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.90 hours per resident per day, 19% above the Alabama average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 220 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.90 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.61 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.86 | 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
25.3% of nursing staff at Washington County Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 10, 2021. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 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. Washington County Nursing Home holds 5 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Washington County Nursing Home
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Washington County Healthcare Authority, Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1975
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Washington County Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Jackson Health Care Facility Jackson | 21.1 | 91 | 2.72 | 4.32 | 29.7% | 3 | None |
| Crowne Health Care of Citronelle Citronelle | 25.5 | 69 | 3.01 | 4.55 | 41.8% | 5 | None |
| Pine View Health and Rehabilitation Center Waynesboro | 28.6 | 90 | 1.81 | 3.44 | 32.3% | 3 | None |
| Greene County Health and Rehabilitation Leakesville | 28.6 | 60 | 2.76 | 4.69 | 36.5% | 4 | $8,788 |
| Leakesville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Inc Leakesville | 28.7 | 60 | 2.74 | 4.62 | 41.9% | 3 | None |
| Perry County Nursing Center Richton | 42.1 | 60 | 2.25 | 3.70 | 58.5% | 2 | None |
| George Regional Health & Rehab Center Lucedale | 42.8 | 59 | 2.35 | 5.20 | 39.6% | 4 | None |
| Timberland Health and Wellness Center Butler | 43.6 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.63 | 64.2% | 5 | 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.