Northside Health Care
Nursing home in Gadsden, Alabama, CMS certification number 015223
700 Hutchins Avenue, Gadsden, AL 35901 · Etowah County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 115
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 17, 2019
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $221,520 (1)
Does Northside Health Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Northside Health Care is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Northside Health Care reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.58
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.45
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.75
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.38
- Weekend total hours
- 3.14
- Nursing staff turnover
- 60.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 57.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 17, 2019 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 6, 2018, found 4.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Northside Health Care 1 time in the past 3 years, for $221,520 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 111.6 residents live here, about 97% of its 115 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 115
- Average residents per day
- 111.6
- Certified since
- August 21, 1978
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Northside Health Care
- Legal business name
- Northside SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 30 homes nationally under Venza Care Management, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Northside Health Care
- Gadsden Health and Rehab Center1945 Davis Drive, Gadsden 35904
- McGuffey Health & Rehabilitation Center2301 Rainbow Drive, Gadsden 35999
- Coosa Valley Health and Rehab513 Pineview Avenue, Glencoe 35905
- Attalla Rehabilitation and Nursing Center915 Stewart Avenue Southeast, Attalla 35954
- Diversicare of Boaz600 Corley Avenue, Boaz 35957
Who inspects nursing homes in Alabama
Alabama's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Alabama, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Northside Health Care, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Northside Health Care
What is the CMS star rating of Northside Health Care?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Northside Health Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Northside Health Care?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Northside Health Care?
Northside SNF Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.