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Diversicare of Marion

505 EAST LAFAYETTE STREET, MARION, AL, 36756
(334) 683-9696
71 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections3/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
71
CMS facility ID
015158
Care type
Nursing home
County
Perry
Facility name
Diversicare of Marion
Street address
505 EAST LAFAYETTE STREET
City / state / ZIP
Marion, AL 36756
Phone
(334) 683-9696

Diversicare of Marion is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Marion, Alabama. It is licensed for 71 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Marion 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 Diversicare of Marion 28 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. 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
Diversicare Healthcare
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Bodie, Rebecca
Officer — since 2022
Kohn, Brian
Director — since 2022
Lahasky, Ephram
Director · Officer — since 2022
Nee, Stephen
Officer — since 2023
Phillips, Sharon
Operational control — since 2022
Ratner, Eran
Director — since 2022
Weishaar, Matthew
Officer — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
14 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1977-02-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2022-08-19
Nurse staffing
3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$259 per day (≈ $7,870/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
88% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 10% private/other
Occupancy
95% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
16% below the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
71
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2022-08-19Health inspection1 citation
F-0561
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2022-09-23
2021-04-08Health inspection2 citations
F-0644
D · No harm found
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Corrected 2021-05-13
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2021-05-13
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (25 citations)
2019-02-13Health inspection2 citations
F-0694
D · No harm found
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-03-20
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-03-20
2022-08-19Fire-safety inspection13 citations
K-0226
E · No harm found
Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0345
D · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2022-09-28
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 2022-09-28
K-0781
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-09-28
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2022-09-28
2019-02-13Fire-safety inspection10 citations
E-0039
F · No harm found
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0361
D · No harm found
Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0751
E · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of flammable curtains.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0781
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0914
D · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2019-03-26
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2019-03-26
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 015158.
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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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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered