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South Health and Rehabilitation

1220 SOUTH 17TH STREET, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35205
(205) 933-2180
83 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections4/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1220 South 17th Street
Birmingham, AL 35205
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
83
CMS facility ID
015097
Care type
Nursing home
County
Jefferson
Facility name
South Health and Rehabilitation
Street address
1220 SOUTH 17TH STREET
City / state / ZIP
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone
(205) 933-2180

About this facility — South Health and Rehabilitation

South Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 83 beds — below 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 South Health and Rehabilitation 11 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $8,569 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

Parent company
Nhs Management
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

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
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage Llc
Mortgage holder · Security-interest holder — since 2006
Holmes, Letchernique
Director · Operational control — since 2022
Lewis, Cynthia
Managing employee · Operational control — since 2024
Long, Phillip
Officer — since 2019
Patterson, Derek
Director · Operational control — since 2022
Rasco, Lynn
Director · Operational control — since 2022
Regions Bank
Security-interest holder — since 2015
South Health Realty, Llc
Security-interest holder — since 2006

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
2 naming this facility · 5 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1976-10-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$8,569 total
Last standard inspection
2023-08-24
Nurse staffing
4.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$278 per day (≈ $8,450/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
77% Medicaid · 2% Medicare · 21% private/other
Occupancy
83% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
9% below the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
83
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2023-08-24Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0554
D · No harm found
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Corrected 2023-09-25
F-0656
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-04-14
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-04-14
2021-07-29Health inspection1 citation
F-0812
D · 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 2021-09-02
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (7 citations)
2019-05-20Health inspection2 citations
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-06-24
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-06-24
2023-08-24Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2023-10-01
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-10-01
2019-05-20Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0232
E · No harm found
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2019-07-03
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2019-07-03
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2019-07-03

Federal penalties

2023-08-24Fine$4,245
2023-08-24Fine$4,324
2023-08-24Medicare payment denial — 8 days
Total fines$8,569
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 015097.

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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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