The Health Center at Research Park

Nursing home in Huntsville, AL

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address: 5275 Millennium Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone: (256) 489-6800
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 015458
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 1 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 3 of 5
Certified beds: 91
Average residents per day: 82
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: Sand Creek Healthcare, INC.
Chain: The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jan 24, 2007
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 015458. 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 18, 2024. CMS lists 20 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 28, 2019 to Jun 18, 2024): 7 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 18, 2024	Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 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
Jun 18, 2024	Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2024	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2024	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 2024	Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Infection Control	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 18, 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
Jun 18, 2024	Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jun 18, 2024	Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. Nutrition and Dietary	F Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jun 18, 2024	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 · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jun 18, 2024	Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Jun 18, 2024	Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 20. 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 1 fine totalling $69,011 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Jun 18, 2024	Fine: $69,011
Jun 18, 2024	Payment denial for 4 days from Jul 19, 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: 3.46 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.72 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.17 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.79 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 55%
RN turnover (yearly): 35%
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.

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