St Martin's in the Pines
4941 Montevallo Road, Irondale, AL 35210 · Jefferson County · 128 certified beds · avg 98 residents/day · certified since Jul 9, 1997
Part of chain: DIVERSICARE HEALTHCARE (44 facilities, chain avg rating 2.6★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · 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, repeated · Jul 18, 2025 · 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: Aug 26, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (13)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | ▲ 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 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. · from a complaint |
| Jul 18, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. · from a complaint |
| Oct 3, 2019 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. |
| Oct 3, 2019 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. |
| Sep 26, 2018 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Sep 26, 2018 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | 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 24, 2017 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not store, cook, or serve food in a safe and clean way. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not dispose of garbage and waste properly. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not create a complete written plan of care covering all of a resident's needs, with clear goals, deadlines, and steps whose progress can be measured. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not make sure that care was given by qualified staff following each resident's written care plan — the individualized document that spells out what care each resident needs. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide special eating equipment and utensils, such as adapted cups or grips, for residents who need them to eat on their own. |
| Aug 24, 2017 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have an effective program to investigate, control, and prevent the spread of infections. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections stayed about the same across the last two inspection cycles (2 → 2).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | F |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | D |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | K ▲ |
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)
0 fines totaling $0, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2025 | Payment Denial | 3 days from Aug 29, 2025 |
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) | 4.13 | 4.43 | 3.95 | bottom 33% in Alabama; top 35% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.69 | top 46% in Alabama; top 33% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.80 | 3.73 | 3.50 | top 42% in Alabama; top 29% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.60 | 0.36 | 0.48 | top 10% in Alabama; top 23% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 58.2 | 46.9 | 45.8 | bottom 15% in Alabama; bottom 19% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 67.7 | 39.5 | 42.9 | bottom 9% in Alabama; bottom 13% 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 4.00, RN 0.72, weekend 3.68. Staffing rating: 3/5.
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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 3/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Who owns this facility
Non profit - Church related
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dac Opco, LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 10/31/2023 |
| El Pines LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 10/31/2023 |
| Pines Opco Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 11/17/2023 |
| Bodie, Rebecca | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
| Diversicare Management Services LP. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
| Kellman, Franklin | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2024 |
| Kohn, Brian | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
| Nee, Stephen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
| Ratner, Eran | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
| Ratner, Eran | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/13/2024 |
| Rudemiller, Kyle | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2024 |
| Rudemiller, Kyle | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/17/2024 |
| Stocker, Becky | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/21/2024 |
| Weishaar, Matthew | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/17/2023 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How many aides are on each shift, and how do you make sure every resident gets timely help with bathing, dressing, and meals?"
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "How do you decide when a feeding tube is truly needed, and how do staff care for residents who have one?"
- "Who is on the team that builds each resident's care plan, and how quickly is it in place after admission?"
- "Can I tour your kitchen, and what were the findings from your most recent food safety inspection?"
- "How is garbage handled and stored here, and how do you keep pests out of the building?"
- "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?"
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 015433.