Nursing home report
RUSSELLVILLE, AL · Medicare-certified · 57 beds
Burns Nursing Home, Inc. in Russellville, AL has a 2 out of 5 overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating but stronger 4-star staffing and quality measures. It reported 4.05 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, just below the federal benchmark of 4.1, had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included care planning, accident hazards/supervision, and infection prevention and control.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.0488 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.0488.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents who could safely take their own medicines were allowed to self-administer them. Cited August 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 554 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The home failed to submit complete and accurate staffing information based on verifiable records. Cited March 2023 — widespread issue, minimal harm.
F-Tag 851 — 42 CFR §483.70 — S/S: C
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
