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Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center

733 MARY VANN LANE, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35215
(205) 854-1361
132 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
132
CMS facility ID
015134
Care type
Nursing home
County
Jefferson
Facility name
Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
Street address
733 MARY VANN LANE
City / state / ZIP
Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone
(205) 854-1361

About this facility — Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center

Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 132 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 44 senior care facilities in Birmingham 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 Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center 22 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $24,834 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
6 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1976-03-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
7 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$24,834 total
Last standard inspection
2024-05-13
Nurse staffing
2.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$235 per day (≈ $7,140/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
81% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 16% private/other
Occupancy
80% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
23% below the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
132
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

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.
2024-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0554
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0578
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-08-05
F-0678
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0725
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0726
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-08-05
F-0851
C · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F-0867
L · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2024-06-07
2021-04-20Health inspection2 citations
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2021-06-04
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 2021-03-31
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2019-03-13Health inspection3 citations
F-0732
C · No harm found
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Corrected 2019-04-17
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 2019-04-17
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-04-17
2024-05-13Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-06-20
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-20
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-06-20
2019-03-13Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2019-04-23
K-0355
F · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2019-04-23
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2019-04-23
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2019-04-23
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2019-04-23

Federal penalties

2024-05-13Fine$4,017
2024-05-13Fine$4,017
2024-05-13Fine$5,600
2024-05-13Fine$5,600
2024-05-13Fine$5,600
2024-05-13Medicare payment denial — 54 days
Total fines$24,834
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 015134.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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