DIVERSICARE HEALTHCARE
Ownership rollup across 44 nursing homes in 5 states: Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas. The "follow the money" view of an operator’s whole portfolio — the pattern a single facility page can’t show.
The chain’s homes average 2.6 of 5 stars on the CMS overall rating — about 0.3 stars below the ~2.9 average of the 5 states it operates in. A whole portfolio rating below its own states’ norm is a pattern worth researching, not a single-home fluke. It is also moving the wrong way: across the same 44 homes rated throughout, the average fell 0.18 stars between 2025-02 and 2026-06. We benchmark against its own states because CMS ranks the health-inspection star within each state, so a national comparison (national average ~3.0) partly measures where a chain operates rather than how it operates.
Where the rating comes from
The CMS overall star blends three different things. Split apart across the whole portfolio, they say different things about an operator: thin staffing is a budget decision made above the building, while a weak inspection score is what surveyors actually found inside it.
| Component | Chain average | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health inspection | 2.5 of 5 | 44 rated homes | state surveyors’ findings, ranked within each state |
| Staffing | 3.0 of 5 | 44 rated homes | from payroll (PBJ) hours |
| Quality measures | 3.5 of 5 | 44 rated homes | largely self-reported clinical data |
Averaged across this chain’s rated homes. Health-inspection stars are assigned within each state’s own distribution, so for a chain spanning several states this component mixes distributions and is best read alongside each home’s actual citations.
Portfolio red flags
How many of this chain’s homes carry the most serious CMS markers. One flagged home can be local; a pattern across the portfolio is an operator-level signal worth researching.
Follow the money — chain finances
Aggregated from each home’s CMS Medicare cost report (HCRIS). Related-party payments are dollars a home sends to landlords or management companies under common ownership — the main channel through which private-equity and REIT owners can pull money out of a home while its own books still show a thin margin.
Only homes with a cost report on file are included, so the related-party total is a floor. Cost reports are self-filed, unaudited, and a year or two behind.
Weighted by each home’s average daily census, across the all 44 homes that report both a usable payer mix and a census. Homes whose cost report fails the same validity check the facility pages apply are left out of this figure entirely rather than counted as zero.
Every home in this chain
Lowest-rated first, so the homes most worth a closer look sit at the top. Each links to its full inspection, staffing, fines, and ownership record.
| Home | CMS rating | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Diversicare Of BessemerBessemer, AL | 1 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of OxfordOxford, AL | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $111,900 fined |
| Windsor HouseHuntsville, AL | 1 of 5 | 2 immediate-jeopardy $266,231 fined |
| Diversicare Of HaysvilleHaysville, KS | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $38,327 fined |
| Diversicare Of SedgwickSedgwick, KS | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $33,586 fined |
| Diversicare Of MeridianMeridian, MS | 1 of 5 | $21,798 fined |
| Diversicare Of RipleyRipley, MS | 1 of 5 | 4 immediate-jeopardy $72,793 fined |
| Diversicare Of SouthavenSouthaven, MS | 1 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $78,295 fined |
| Diversicare Of Oak RidgeOak Ridge, TN | 1 of 5 | 7 immediate-jeopardy SFF candidate $205,329 fined |
| Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterLampasas, TX | 1 of 5 | 2 immediate-jeopardy $24,228 fined |
| Diversicare Of ArabArab, AL | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of BoazBoaz, AL | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of FoleyFoley, AL | 2 of 5 | 9 immediate-jeopardy |
| Diversicare Of MontgomeryMontgomery, AL | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of Pell CityPell City, AL | 2 of 5 | — |
| St Martin's In The PinesIrondale, AL | 2 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy |
| Diversicare Of ChanuteChanute, KS | 2 of 5 | $13,397 fined |
| Diversicare Of Council GroveCouncil Grove, KS | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of AmoryAmory, MS | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of BatesvilleBatesville, MS | 2 of 5 | Abuse flag $20,138 fined |
| Diversicare Of BrookhavenBrookhaven, MS | 2 of 5 | $8,788 fined |
| Diversicare Of EuporaEupora, MS | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of Moss PointMoss Point, MS | 2 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of TupeloTupelo, MS | 2 of 5 | $20,284 fined |
| Diversicare Of OneontaOneonta, AL | 3 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of RiverchaseBirmingham, AL | 3 of 5 | — |
| Park PlaceSelma, AL | 3 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of QuitmanQuitman, MS | 3 of 5 | $8,018 fined |
| Diversicare Of ShelbyShelby, MS | 3 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of Copper BasinCopperhill, TN | 3 of 5 | — |
| Chisolm Trail Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterLockhart, TX | 3 of 5 | 1 immediate-jeopardy $37,541 fined |
| Diversicare Of LulingLuling, TX | 3 of 5 | — |
| Yorktown Nursing and Rehabilitation CenterYorktown, TX | 3 of 5 | $8,018 fined |
| Baron House Of HueytownHueytown, AL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of Big SpringsHuntsville, AL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of LanettLanett, AL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of WinfieldWinfield, AL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Hartford Health CareHartford, AL | 4 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of HutchinsonHutchinson, KS | 4 of 5 | $8,376 fined |
| Diversicare Of GreensboroGreensboro, AL | 5 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of MarionMarion, AL | 5 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of LarnedLarned, KS | 5 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of TylertownTylertown, MS | 5 of 5 | — |
| Diversicare Of MartinMartin, TN | 5 of 5 | — |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (nursing-home ratings, deficiencies, penalties, and ownership) and the CMS Medicare cost report (HCRIS) for finances. Chain membership is as reported to CMS. CMS extracts retrieved 30 August 2026; CMS refreshes them monthly, so counts here are as of that date. Verify with the facility and your state regulator.