The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
Nursing home in Alabaster, Alabama, CMS certification number 015144
850 9th Street, Northwest, Alabaster, AL 35007 · Shelby County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 198
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 25, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- $16,801 (2)
Does The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek 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
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.25
- Weekend total hours
- 3.21
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 71.4%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 25, 2024 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 14, 2022, found 3.
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 The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek 2 times in the past 3 years, for $16,801 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 182.3 residents live here, about 92% of its 198 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 198
- Average residents per day
- 182.3
- Certified since
- June 1, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
- Legal business name
- Alabaster Opco, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
- Shelby Ridge Nursing Home881 3rd Street Northeast, Alabaster 35007
- Galleria Woods Skilled Nursing Facility3850 Galleria Woods Drive, Birmingham 35244
- Diversicare of Riverchase2500 Riverhaven Drive, Birmingham 35244
- Oaks on Parkwood Skilled Nursing Facility2625 Laurel Oak Drive, Bessemer 35022
- South Haven Health and Rehabilitation, LLC3141 Old Columbiana Road, Birmingham 35226
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek, 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 Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
What is the CMS star rating of The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek?
Alabaster Opco, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.