Nursing home report
HUNTSVILLE, AL · Medicare-certified · 159 beds
ROCKET CITY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER in Huntsville has a 1-star overall rating, with a 1-star health inspection rating and an attention flag for the lowest overall rating. Staffing is rated 4 stars and reported nurse staffing is 4.18 hours per resident per day, slightly above the 4.1 federal benchmark, with no fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.1825 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.1825.
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 February 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: L
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: L
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited February 2023 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: L
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited February 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited February 2023 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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.
