Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center

Nursing home in Birmingham, AL

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 733 Mary Vann Lane, Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone: (205) 854-1361
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 015134
Overall star rating: 2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 2 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 132
Average residents per day: 117
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Mar 1, 1976
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 015134. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: May 13, 2024. CMS lists 14 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 13, 2019 to May 13, 2024): 9 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
May 13, 2024	Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. Administration · complaint inspection	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
May 13, 2024	Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2024	Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2024	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 13, 2024	Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance… Resident Rights · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 13, 2024	Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 13, 2024	Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 13, 2024	Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
May 13, 2024	Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. Administration · complaint inspection	L Immediate jeopardy, widespread
Apr 20, 2021	Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 20, 2021	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 13, 2019	Post nurse staffing information every day. Nursing and Physician Services	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 14. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

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 5 fines totalling $24,834 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

May 13, 2024	Fine: $4,017
May 13, 2024	Fine: $4,017
May 13, 2024	Fine: $5,600
May 13, 2024	Fine: $5,600
May 13, 2024	Fine: $5,600
May 13, 2024	Payment denial for 54 days from Jun 12, 2024

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: 2.87 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.37 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.75 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.28 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 56%
RN turnover (yearly): 55%
Administrators who left in the past year: 2

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.

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