The Health Center at Research Park
Nursing home in Huntsville, Alabama, CMS certification number 015458
5275 Millennium Drive, Huntsville, AL 35806 · Madison County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 91
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 18, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $69,011 (1)
Does The Health Center at Research Park take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Health Center at Research Park 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Health Center at Research Park 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
- 3.37
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.74
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.50
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.13
- Weekend total hours
- 2.73
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.3%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 18, 2024 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 22, 2021, found 6.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for The Health Center at Research Park. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Health Center at Research Park 1 time in the past 3 years, for $69,011 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 82.4 residents live here, about 91% of its 91 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 91
- Average residents per day
- 82.4
- Certified since
- January 24, 2007
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Health Center at Research Park
- Legal business name
- Sand Creek Healthcare, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Health Center at Research Park
- Windsor House4411 McAllister Drive, Huntsville 35805
- Brookshire Healthcare Center4320 Judith Lane, Huntsville 35805
- Regency Health Care and Rehabilitation Center2061 Poole Drive, NW, Huntsville 35810
- Diversicare of Big Springs500 St. Clair Avenue Southwest, Huntsville 35801
- Valley View Health and Rehabilitation, LLC5968 Wall Triana Highway, Madison 35757
See also all nursing homes in Huntsville.
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, the 9 in Huntsville, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Health Center at Research Park, 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 The Health Center at Research Park
What is the CMS star rating of The Health Center at Research Park?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Health Center at Research Park accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Health Center at Research Park?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Health Center at Research Park?
Sand Creek Healthcare, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.