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The Health Center At Research Park

5275 MILLENNIUM DRIVE, HUNTSVILLE, AL, 35806
(256) 489-6800
ensignservices.net
91 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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5275 Millennium Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
91
CMS facility ID
015458
Care type
Nursing home
County
Madison
Facility name
The Health Center At Research Park
Street address
5275 MILLENNIUM DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone
(256) 489-6800
Website
ensignservices.net

About this facility — The Health Center At Research Park

The Health Center At Research Park is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Huntsville, Alabama. It is licensed for 91 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 36 senior care facilities in Huntsville 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 The Health Center At Research Park 23 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 6 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $69,011 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
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Southstone Healthcare Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2024
Albrechtsen, Tyler
Director · Officer — since 2024
Burnam, Soon
Officer — since 2024
Sato, Ami
Officer — since 2024
Thatcher, Brent
Officer — since 2024
Vollmer, Donald
Governing body · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Wilson, Hunter
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
2007-01-24
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
11 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$69,011 total
Last standard inspection
2024-06-18
Nurse staffing
3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$415 per day (≈ $12,620/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 30% private/other
Occupancy
86% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
35% above the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
91
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 6 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2024-06-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0600
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0602
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0655
D · No harm found
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0740
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2024-07-23
F-0741
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
Corrected 2024-07-23
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 2024-07-23
F-0803
F · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2024-07-23
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 2024-07-23
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-07-23
2021-04-22Health inspection6 citations
F-0604
D · No harm found
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2021-05-27
F-0636
D · No harm found
Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
Corrected 2021-05-27
F-0800
E · No harm foundFood safety
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Corrected 2021-05-27
F-0803
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2021-05-27
F-0805
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2021-05-27
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 2021-05-27
3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (5 citations)
2019-03-28Health inspection2 citations
F-0576
C · No harm found
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2019-04-16
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2019-04-16
2024-06-18Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2024-07-19
2019-03-28Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2019-05-08
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2019-04-10

Federal penalties

2024-06-18Fine$69,011
2024-06-18Medicare payment denial — 4 days
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 015458.

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Ownership & corporate history

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

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

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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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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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