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Washington County Nursing Home

14600 ST STEPHENS AVENUE, CHATOM, AL, 36518
(251) 847-6412
88 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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14600 St Stephens Avenue
Chatom, AL 36518
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
88
CMS facility ID
015123
Care type
Nursing home
County
Washington
Facility name
Washington County Nursing Home
Street address
14600 ST STEPHENS AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Chatom, AL 36518
Phone
(251) 847-6412

About this facility — Washington County Nursing Home

Washington County Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Chatom, Alabama. It is licensed for 88 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Chatom 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 Washington County Nursing Home 4 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.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Barnes, Joanne
Director — since 2021
Crouch, Harold
Director — since 2007
Dean, Sherry
Director — since 2020
Donald, James
Managing employee — since 2024
Gant, Billy
Director — since 2022
Gibbs, Mary
Director — since 2007
Grimes, Randy
Director — since 2024
Grimes, Teresa
Officer · Operational control — since 2016
Mosley, Emory
Director — since 2007
Onderdonk, Bonnie
Director — since 2024
Savage, Virginia
Director — since 2018
Schultz, Arnold
Director — since 2007
Thornton, Carl
Director — since 2016
Turner, Betsy
Director — since 2007
Washington County Healthcare Authority, Inc
Direct owner — since 2007
Williams, Sylvia
Director — since 2007

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1975-01-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
0 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2021-06-10
Nurse staffing
4.6 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
88
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2018-02-15Health inspection1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2018-03-16
2 earlier / fire-safety inspections (3 citations)
2019-02-28Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0341
D · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2019-03-29
2018-02-15Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0271
D · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2018-03-16
K-0325
E · No harm found
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2018-03-05
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 015123.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Prior operators & transfers
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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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Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
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