The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER LONG TERM CARE UNIT
FAYETTE, AL · Medicare-certified · 122 beds
In good standing
Government-run
5 of 5 overall
FAYETTE MEDICAL CENTER LONG TERM CARE UNIT has a 5 out of 5-star overall rating, with strong staffing (5 stars) and nurse staffing above the federal benchmark (4.42 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It had 0 fines in the last 24 months; health inspection and quality measures are both 4 stars, and recent cited areas included food safety, record privacy, and infection control.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.4188 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: May 6, 2021Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.4188.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.12
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.81
- Nurse aides
- 2.48
- Weekend nursing
- 3.80
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 29%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.1%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
9.9%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
2.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
4.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
11.9%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
9.5%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
21%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.2%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.7%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.9%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
92.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential. Cited April 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 583 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
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 April 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited April 2018 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited April 2018 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Occupancy
- 103.9 residents on an average day (85% of 122 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident & family councils
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.