Cumberland Health and Rehab
47065 Al Highway 277, Bridgeport, AL 35740 · Jackson County · 100 certified beds · avg 85 residents/day · certified since May 12, 1992
Abuse citation flag (CMS)SFF Candidate
Part of chain: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL HEALTH SYSTEM (3 facilities, chain avg rating 3.3★)
The abuse flag means inspectors cited this facility for abuse that caused harm to a resident within the past year, or potential for harm in each of the last two years. Source: CMS.
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
⚠ The most recent standard health inspection was more than 2 years ago — conditions may have changed.
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0867 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
Why it matters: Without a working quality program, the same care problems tend to repeat instead of getting fixed.
Severity (L): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation existed throughout the facility. The single most serious citation CMS can issue.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, repeated · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (K): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation affected several residents. Among the most serious findings an inspection can produce.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, repeated · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (K): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation affected several residents. Among the most serious findings an inspection can produce.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, repeated · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0926 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not have policies on smoking.
Why it matters: Without clear smoking rules, residents face fire hazards and unwanted secondhand smoke.
Severity (K): A life-threatening or extremely dangerous situation affected several residents. Among the most serious findings an inspection can produce.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0835 · triggered by a complaint
The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents.
Why it matters: Poor administration often shows up as understaffing, supply shortages, and care problems across the whole facility.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Jun 3, 2024 · F-0837 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not have a proper governing body legally responsible for its policies and operations, or that body failed to appoint a properly licensed administrator to manage the facility.
Why it matters: Weak leadership and accountability at the top often show up as problems in residents' daily care.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Jul 2, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (18)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, facility-wide | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, repeated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, repeated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ K · Immediate jeopardy, repeated | The facility did not have policies on smoking. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not have a proper governing body legally responsible for its policies and operations, or that body failed to appoint a properly licensed administrator to manage the facility. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not provide necessary behavioral health care and services — support for residents' mental and emotional wellbeing, including conditions like depression and anxiety. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have enough staff with the right skills to meet the mental and behavioral health needs of its residents, such as those living with dementia or depression. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not conduct and document a facility-wide assessment of what staff, supplies, and resources it needs to care for its residents properly — during everyday operations, nights, weekends, and emergencies. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint |
| Jun 3, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| Jun 3, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents free from significant medication errors — such as giving the wrong drug, the wrong dose, or missing a critical medication. · from a complaint |
| Aug 29, 2019 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Aug 29, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Aug 29, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
| Jul 26, 2018 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jul 26, 2018 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility provided care that did not meet professional standards of quality — the accepted standards that nurses and other clinicians are expected to follow. |
| Jul 26, 2018 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 12).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | L ▲ |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $238,745.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2024 | Fine | $238,745 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Alabama avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.65 | 4.43 | 3.95 | top 35% in Alabama; top 19% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.01 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 13% in Alabama; top 15% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.07 | 3.73 | 3.50 | top 21% in Alabama; top 21% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.48 | top 20% in Alabama; top 36% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 35.6 | 46.9 | 45.8 | top 17% in Alabama; top 25% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 50.0 | 39.5 | 42.9 | bottom 34% in Alabama; bottom 39% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.77, RN 0.82, weekend 3.30. Staffing rating: 5/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 5/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 10/01/2021 |
| Anderson, John | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Anderson, John | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Anderson, John | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Bentley, Philip | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Carrier, John | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2021 |
| Carrier, John | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/01/2021 |
| Carter, Clinton | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Matthews Jr, Robert | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Samz, Jeffrey | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
| Samz, Jeffrey | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2021 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "What are your smoking rules, and how do you keep residents who smoke — and everyone around them — safe?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "Who owns and governs this facility, and how long has the current administrator been here?"
- "What mental health services do you provide on-site, and who delivers them?"
- "What training does your staff have in dementia and behavioral health, and how many residents with these needs do you serve?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Healthcare of South Pittsburg Rehab & We | 3.9 mi | South Pittsburg, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
| Dade Health and Rehab | 11.6 mi | Trenton, GA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 015420.