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Hunter Creek Health and Rehabilitation

3200 HUNTER CREEK RD, NORTHPORT, AL, 35473
(205) 339-5900
78 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
78
CMS facility ID
015034
Care type
Nursing home
County
Tuscaloosa
Facility name
Hunter Creek Health and Rehabilitation
Street address
3200 HUNTER CREEK RD
City / state / ZIP
Northport, AL 35473
Phone
(205) 339-5900

About this facility — Hunter Creek Health and Rehabilitation

Hunter Creek Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Northport, Alabama. It is licensed for 78 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 9 senior care facilities in Northport 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 Hunter Creek Health and Rehabilitation 20 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Nhs Management
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Nhs Operations Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2002
Estes, James
Indirect owner · Officer — 89% stake — since 2002
James Norman Estes Jr Tr
Indirect owner — 5% stake — since 2002
Jennifer Lee Estes Tr 031093
Indirect owner — 5% stake — since 2002
Boyd, Casey
Director · Operational control — since 2023
Duffy, Marcia
Director · Operational control — since 2003
Long, Phillip
Officer — since 2019
Peake Family Partnership Ltd
Security-interest holder — since 2010
Projahn, Matthew
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2023
Rasco, Lynn
Director · Operational control — since 2022
Regions Bank
Security-interest holder — since 2012

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1968-07-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
1 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2022-04-14
Nurse staffing
3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$276 per day (≈ $8,390/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
69% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 27% private/other
Occupancy
97% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
10% below the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
78
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.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2022-04-14Health inspection1 citation
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 2022-05-19
2019-06-06Health inspection3 citations
F-0638
D · No harm found
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Corrected 2019-07-11
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-07-11
F-0814
C · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2019-07-11
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2018-06-07Health inspection5 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2018-07-12
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2018-07-12
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 2018-07-12
F-0814
C · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2018-07-12
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2018-07-12
2022-04-14Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-05-25
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-05-25
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-05-25
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2022-05-25
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 2022-05-25
2019-06-06Fire-safety inspection3 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2019-07-18
K-0232
D · No harm found
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2019-07-18
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2019-07-18
2018-06-07Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2018-07-16
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2018-07-16
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2018-07-16
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 015034.

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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
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PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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