Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne

Nursing home in Fort Payne, AL

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 403 13th Street Northwest, Fort Payne, AL 35967
Phone: (256) 845-5990
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN: 015156
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 5 of 5
Quality measures rating: 1 of 5
Certified beds: 123
Average residents per day: 109
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Crowne Health Care of Fort Payne, LLC
Chain: Crowne Health Care (18 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 1, 1977
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 015156. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 14, 2019. CMS lists 4 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 24, 2017 to Nov 14, 2019): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Nov 14, 2019	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 14, 2019	Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 24, 2017	Make sure menus meet the resident's nutritional needs and that there is a prepared menu by which nutritious meals have been planned for the resident and followed. Nutrition and Dietary	C Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 24, 2017	Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

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: 3.96 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.79 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.31 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.16 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 30%
RN turnover (yearly): 11%
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.