Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center in Centre, AL

Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Centre, Alabama. It is located in Cherokee county at 877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, Alabama 35960. You can reach out to the office of Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center via phone at (256) 927-5778. This skilled nursing facility has 185 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 73.78%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is The Cherokee County Health Care Authority and has the following ownership type - Government - County.

Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center (Medicare CCN 015200) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1977 (47 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2019.

Contact Information

Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center
877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, Alabama 35960
(256) 927-5778


Nursing Home Profile

NameCherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center
Location877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, Alabama
Certified ByMedicare and Medicaid
No. of Certified Beds185
Occupancy Rate73.78%
Medicare ID (CCN)015200
Legal Business NameThe Cherokee County Health Care Authority
Ownership TypeGovernment - County

NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:

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NPI Number1013903608
Organization NameTHE CHEROKEE COUNTY HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
Doing Business AsCHEROKEE COUNTY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
Address877 Cedar Bluff Rd, Centre, AL 35960
Phone Number256-927-5778

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Quality Ratings:

Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
Number of Payment Denials0
Total Number of Penalties0

Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased18.9414.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight8.255.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder39.8948.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.271.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.292.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms05.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.710.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury4.643.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine99.8293.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication28.0914.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine97.3483.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication3.881.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened31.1917.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication32.3519.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers5.467.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine99.5295.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function58.2267.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine95.7782.93

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Nursing Homes in Centre, AL

Cherokee County Health And Rehabilitation Center
Location: 877 Cedar Bluff Road, Centre, Alabama 35960
Phone: (256) 927-5778    

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