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Cavalier Healthcare of Trussville

119 WATTERSON PARKWAY, TRUSSVILLE, AL, 35173
(205) 655-3226
125 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

119 Watterson Parkway
Trussville, AL 35173
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Bed capacity
125
CMS facility ID
015467
Care type
Nursing home
County
Jefferson
Facility name
Cavalier Healthcare of Trussville
Street address
119 WATTERSON PARKWAY
City / state / ZIP
Trussville, AL 35173
Phone
(205) 655-3226

Cavalier Healthcare of Trussville is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Trussville, Alabama. It is licensed for 125 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 5 senior care facilities in Trussville and 224 skilled nursing facilities across Alabama. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Cavalier Healthcare of Trussville 21 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $40,486 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Cavalier Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Hubbard, Brien
Direct owner · Officer · Operational control — 100% stake — since 2023
Venezia, Nicolas
Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
1 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2016-08-18
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
2 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$40,486 total
Last standard inspection
2021-05-13
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$340 per day (≈ $10,340/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
57% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 38% private/other
Occupancy
73% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
11% above the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
125
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2021-05-13Health inspection2 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2021-06-06
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2021-06-06
2019-04-11Health inspection3 citations
F-0693
D · No harm found
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2019-05-16
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-05-16
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-07-28
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2018-05-03Health inspection4 citations
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2018-06-07
F-0641
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Corrected 2018-06-07
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2018-06-07
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2018-06-07
2019-04-11Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0036
F · No harm found
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Corrected 2019-05-21
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2019-05-21
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2019-05-21
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2019-05-21
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2019-05-21
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2019-05-21
2018-05-03Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2018-05-09
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2018-05-11
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2018-05-11
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2018-05-11
K-0918
E · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2018-06-06
K-0921
F · No harm found
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Corrected 2018-05-25

Federal penalties

2024-02-20Fine$4,938
2024-02-12Fine$4,938
2024-01-22Fine$14,434
2024-01-08Fine$4,178
2024-01-02Fine$3,529
2023-12-11Fine$8,469
Total fines$40,486
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 015467.
What people say on Google.
3.779 ratings on Google
★★★★★Jaclyn Carden · 2026-07-28 · via Google

“Administration and staff are great! I have been in and out of this facility for years, and there are always activities going for the residents. Melissa and McKenna in social services have gone above and beyond. Kenya, Andy, and the rehab team also do a great job.”

★MB · 2026-04-14 · via Google

“I have friends that are currently here for rehab. They have called me MULTIPLE times saying their needs are not being met and how their RIGHTS are being taken away from them and how all the staff here are rude and ignore them when they need briefs or to be changed or any help at all. I have visited my friend and they would have urine in the floor from where staff REFUSED to give them briefs. They …”

★Dawn Graves · 2026-02-12 · via Google

“I have put off writing a review on this facility. But I finally had to say my peace. My Mom had to go to rehab there after a short stay in the hospital. She was not improving at all. There were exactly 2 nurses that showed any kind of compassion and patience. Also the OT and PT were very nice as well. Trying to get someone to com e change your parent is virtually impossible. How terrible is it to…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google
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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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The 21 citations above are shown free. The report takes each one and explains it in plain English — what the tag requires, how serious the scope/severity grade really is, whether it recurred across surveys — plus the five-year pattern a single inspection can't show.

Civil & criminal lawsuits

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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
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