Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Northside Health Care
700 Hutchins Avenue, Gadsden, AL · (256) 543-7101
- Certified beds
- 115
- Residents per day
- 112
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Venza Care Management
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- August 21, 1978
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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
Northside Health Care carries 22 inspection points. That is fewer than 45% 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
12 health citations on record since 2017. 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
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- 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 a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental1E
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
Administration1E
- E
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility
Quality of Life and Care1D
- D
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Inspection history
2019-10-17
2 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)
2018-09-06
4 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2017-08-17
6 health deficiencies · 1 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 35 min of nursing staff time a day, 27 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 35 min
Alabama average
3 h 54 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 60% 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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Fines and payment denials
$221,520 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Fine | $221,520 |
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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 days0.4 pts worse | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.4 pts better | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.6 pts worse | 92.2% | 92.8% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.5 pts better | 97.9% | 95.4% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.7 pts better | 2.5% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1 pts worse | 2.5% | 1.5% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.4 pts better | 2.0% | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.3 pts better | 23.0% | 24.3% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7 pts worse | 28.3% | 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 worsened6.5 pts better | 4.5% | 11.0% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.5 pts better | 11.0% | 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 infection1.1 pts better | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence1.6 pts better | 10.6% | 12.2% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.3 pts better | 3.9% | 5.2% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine14.5 pts worse | 71.1% | 85.6% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.2 pts better | 9.5% | 11.7% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.6 pts better | 1.3% | 1.9% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10.7 pts worse | 71.5% | 82.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission2.8 pts worse | 27.2% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Taylor, Tina | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Taylor, Tina | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Vertex Financial Services LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Vertex Financial Services LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 18 facilities |
| Wimberly, Lee | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Wimberly, Lee | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
8 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke5F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- D
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Egress1D
- D
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Miscellaneous1D
- D
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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