Washington County Nursing Home

Nursing home in Chatom, AL

Medicare & Medicaid certified5★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 14600 St Stephens Avenue, Chatom, AL 36518
Phone: (251) 847-6412
Listed under: Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 015123
Overall star rating: 5 of 5 ★★★★★
Health inspection rating: 5 of 5
Staffing rating: 5 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 88
Average residents per day: 76
Ownership: Government, county
Legal business name: Washington County Healthcare Authority, INC
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 1, 1975
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: Yes
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 015123. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 10, 2021. CMS lists 1 health citation for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Feb 15, 2018 to Feb 15, 2018): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Feb 15, 2018	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 4.61 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.71 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.90 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.86 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 25%
RN turnover (yearly): 0%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.