Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Brookshire Healthcare Center
4320 Judith Lane, Huntsville, AL · (256) 837-1730
- Certified beds
- 129
- Residents per day
- 118
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Venza Care Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 1, 1975
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Alabama.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Alabama homes
Brookshire Healthcare Center carries 17 inspection points. That is fewer than 56% of Alabama's 223 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Alabama: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–3 pts
- 4★ 3–12 pts
- 3★ 12–23 pts
- 2★ 23–46 pts
- 1★ over 46 pts
Bars show every rated home in Alabama by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
8 health citations on record since 2018. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Resident Assessment and Care Planning4D
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2022-03-17
5 health deficiencies · 5 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2019-05-21
2 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
2018-05-24
1 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 6 min of nursing staff time a day, 52 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 6 min
Alabama average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 59% of nursing staff and 39% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 1 administrator.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days1.4 pts worse | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1 pts worse | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3 pts better | 95.8% | 92.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts worse | 89.1% | 95.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1 pts better | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.5 pts worse | 2.0% | 1.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.2 pts worse | 6.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.2 pts better | 13.1% | 24.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication11.4 pts worse | 32.7% | 21.3% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.5 pts better | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.8 pts worse | 13.8% | 11.0% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased6 pts worse | 17.5% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts better | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.7 pts better | 0.5% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.2 pts worse | 15.4% | 12.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.3 pts better | 2.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.5 pts better | 95.1% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7 pts worse | 18.7% | 11.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.4 pts better | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.7 pts better | 87.9% | 82.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.5 pts better | 23.9% | 24.4% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
17 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aop SNF Operations Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 4 facilities |
| Ch Aop Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 48% | 4 facilities |
| Ms Aop Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 23% | 4 facilities |
| Ss Aop Holdings LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 23% | 4 facilities |
| Aop Opco Manager LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Cody, Brenda | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cody, Brenda | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Goodman, Menucha | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Goodman, Menucha | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Goodman, Menucha | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 27 facilities |
| Melb Opco Manager LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Melb Opco Manager LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 17 facilities |
| Strauss, Susan | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 26 facilities |
| Vertex Financial Services LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Vertex Financial Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Wagner, John | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Wagner, John | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
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Fire safety
10 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke4E
- E
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Services3F
- F
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- C
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- C
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Egress2E
- D
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
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