Nursing home report card · Gadsden, AL
Northside Health Care
700 Hutchins Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901
Call this home: (256) 543-7101
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Quick summary
Large fines appear in this home’s records
Reported penalties total about $221,520. Fines often follow serious or repeated inspection failures.
Our summary of public Medicare records. It does not establish that this home harmed a particular resident. About this summary.
How recent is this information?
- Medicare file prepared
- Aug 1, 2026
- Our record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last routine health inspection
- Oct 17, 2019
These dates mean different things. A new file can include older inspections and staffing figures. Read about the dates.
Medicare ratings
One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. Ratings are a starting point—read the inspection findings too.
Combines inspection, staffing, and care measures.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on problems found during health inspections.
About average for U.S. nursing homes
Based on staffing levels and related measures.
Above average
Based on reported health and care results.
Below-average Medicare rating
What do the ratings and warnings mean?
- Medicare ratings
- One star is the lowest rating. Five stars is the highest. These are government ratings, not family reviews.
- Inspection problems
- Inspectors found that a home did not meet a care or safety rule. The official term is “deficiency.”
- Abuse warning
- Medicare has flagged the home because of abuse-related inspection findings. Read the findings and dates.
- Nursing staff time
- Average staff hours for each resident per day. This does not mean each resident gets that much one-to-one care.
At a glance
These numbers come from the records we have. Inspection problems are rules the home did not meet. The dates covered can differ.
Care, safety, and resident-rights issues on recent inspections
Building, alarms, exits, and related safety citations
Total fine amounts in the imported penalty records
Medicare home ID: 015223
Inspection findings to read first
Start with these past findings. We show the most serious first, then the most recent. They do not describe the home’s condition today.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Oct 17, 2019 · Inspection rule 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Could have caused harm · widespread case
Oct 17, 2019 · Inspection rule 0812
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Could have caused harm · isolated case
Sep 6, 2018 · Inspection rule 0880
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing staff time
These are average staff hours for each resident per day. They are not one-to-one bedside care. The file does not give the reporting period for each figure.
about 40 minutes per resident per day
about 3 hr 44 min per resident per day
about 20 minutes per resident per day
Latest inspection summary
A summary of the most recent routine inspections. You can open the dated findings below.
We do not have a routine inspection summary for this home. Check the dated findings below and the Medicare.gov record.
How this home compares
Compared with state and national averages. The numbers may cover different periods.
- Overall CMS rating: 3 stars
- Health inspection rating: 3 stars
- Staffing rating: 4 stars
- Registered nurse time per resident: 0.67 hours/day
- Total nurse time per resident: 3.73 hours/day
See the dates used for these averages
Medicare file dates: this home Aug 1, 2026; Alabama averages Unavailable; U.S. averages Oct 1, 2026.
Other concerns in the records
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- Recent citations include infection-control problems
- CMS has fined this home in the recent reporting period
How serious were the problems?
Inspectors rate each problem by how much harm it caused or could cause. We group the CMS letter codes into plain language.
- Could have caused harm12 citations
Why inspectors showed up
Routine checks happen on a schedule. Complaint visits happen when someone reports a concern.
- Complaints
- 0
- Routine
- 12
- Fire safety
- 0
- Other
- 0
Who owns it
Names CMS lists as owners or managers · reported as For profit - Corporation.
- We do not have individual owner names for this home.
Other homes in this group: All Venza Care Management nursing homes
Inspection history
Open a date to read what inspectors found. The harm labels explain how serious the problem was at the time.
October 17, 20192 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
September 6, 20184 findings
- Infection Control problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0880 · code D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0641 · code D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0656 · code D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0812 · code F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
August 17, 20176 findings
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0279 · code D
Develop a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0280 · code D
Allow residents the right to participate in the planning or revision of care and treatment.
- Quality of Life and Care problemsCould have caused harm · isolated case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0282 · code D
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
- Environmental problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0323 · code E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provide adequate supervision to prevent avoidable accidents.
- Nutrition and Dietary problemsCould have caused harm · widespread case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0371 · code F
Store, cook, and serve food in a safe and clean way.
- Administration problemsCould have caused harm · pattern case
Inspection type and official rule codes
Routine health inspection · CMS tag 0493 · code 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
Fines & penalties
These fines appear in Medicare’s records. A listed amount does not tell us whether it has been paid.
- Fine · Jul 26, 2025$221,520
Other homes in this chain
Venza Care Management · other locations in Alabama
- Falkville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center · Falkville1 of 5 · 33 problems
- Decatur Health & Rehab Center · Decatur1 of 5 · 16 problems
- Rocket City Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center · Huntsville1 of 5 · 20 problems
- Canterbury Health Care Facility · Phenix City2 of 5 · 13 problems
- Cullman Health Care Center · Cullman2 of 5 · 6 problems
- Lynwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center · Mobile2 of 5 · 17 problems
- Brookshire Healthcare Center · Huntsville3 of 5 · 8 problems
- Forest Manor Health and Rehab · Northport3 of 5 · 9 problems
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