Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Diversicare Of Big Springs
500 St. Clair Avenue Southwest, Huntsville, AL · (256) 539-5111
- Certified beds
- 145
- Residents per day
- 122
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Diversicare Healthcare
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- November 1, 1978
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How this home got 4 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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Alabama homes
Diversicare Of Big Springs carries 7 inspection points. That is fewer than 78% 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
9 health citations on record since 2019. 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
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Rights1D
- D
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Nursing and Physician Services1D
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service1D
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2022-01-27
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2021-03-26
1 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nursing and Physician Services (1 deficiency)
2019-07-18
6 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h of nursing staff time a day, 29 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h
Alabama average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 48% of nursing staff and 58% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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 days0.2 pts worse | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.8 pts worse | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5 pts better | 97.8% | 92.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine4.6 pts better | 100.0% | 95.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3 pts better | 0.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.5 pts better | 0.0% | 1.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.8 pts better | 3.6% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication9 pts better | 15.3% | 24.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication4.6 pts better | 16.7% | 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 worsened6.4 pts better | 4.6% | 11.0% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased5.7 pts better | 5.8% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.6% | 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 incontinence6.5 pts worse | 18.7% | 12.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.8 pts better | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.7 pts worse | 83.9% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.5 pts worse | 18.2% | 11.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.2 pts better | 0.7% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8 pts better | 90.2% | 82.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission4.2 pts worse | 28.6% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversicare Leasing Company Ii LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Advocat Finance, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Bodie, Rebecca | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 42 facilities |
| Cox, Beverly | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Cox, Beverly | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Dac Newcorp Inc | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Diversicare Healthcare Services LLC | Limited Partnership Interest · Organization | 0% | 34 facilities |
| Diversicare Management Services LP. | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 39 facilities |
| Dms Gp LLC | General Partnership Interest · Organization | 0% | 23 facilities |
| Gaspar, Enrico | Contracted Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Gaspar, Enrico | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Kellman, Franklin | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 37 facilities |
| Kohn, Brian | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 47 facilities |
| Nee, Stephen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 44 facilities |
| Ratner, Eran | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Ratner, Eran | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 43 facilities |
| Weishaar, Matthew | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 46 facilities |
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Fire safety
7 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 a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Egress1D
- D
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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