Gulf Shores Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

53.3% of the Medicare patients who left this home got back to the community and stayed there for at least 31 days — which CMS reads as no different from the national rate. This is CMS’s risk-adjusted rate over 25 Medicare stays in Oct 2022–Sep 2024, and CMS’s own comparison — not ours.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.29 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 47% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 22% of this home’s weekday level — it runs some therapy at the weekend, at a lower level than on weekdays. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 96 beds and averages 42.4 residents a day — about 44% occupied, or roughly 54 beds typically open. It often has substantial empty capacity — worth asking why, since low census can reflect either a new or shrinking home or one families are avoiding. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 3.62 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 0.46 is below the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 1.75 is below the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 3.29 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 3.76 on weekdays — 12% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 0.41 to 0.60 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 35% is below the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are fewer than at the previous inspection — improving. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

23 citations, most serious first. The 10 most serious are shown; the remaining 13 are one tap away and print in full.

• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-06-17 · tag F0842 — failed to keep accurate, complete medical records — isolated
  Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure, in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices, medical records were maintained one each resident that were complete and accurately documented for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for accuracy of records. The facility failed to ensure Resident #1's MAR for June 2026 was appropriately and accurately completed to reflect Resident #1's behaviors, for which he was given PRN medication. This failure could place residents at risk for improper care. The findings included: Record review of Resident #1's face sheet, dated 06/16/2026, revealed a [AGE] year-old male with an original admission date of 05/30/2024, and a current admission date of 03/17/2026. Resident #1's pertinent diagnoses included Panic Disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by frequent and unexpected panic attacks, which were sudden waves of intense fear or discomfort) and Major Depressive Disorder (a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Ecited before2026-04-27 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — pattern
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  Based on observation and interview the facility must ensure that the resident environment remains as free of accident hazards as is possible 1.The facility failed to ensure the shower door in the 500 hall was closed shut and locked after use. 2.The facility failed to ensure the chemical storage closet in the 400 hall was closed shut was locked after use. 3.The facility failed to ensure the supply closet door in the 200 hall was locked which contained an unlocked electrical fuse box. These failures have the potential to result in serious injury. The findings included: In the initial facility observation on 04/27/26 at 9:53 AM the chemical room door of the 400 wing was left wide open containing cleaning agents for the kitchen and cleaning supplies with no staff in the hallway to monitor. In observation of the 500 wing the shower room was left unlocked after use which contained cleaning agents for hair and body the a resident with mental cognitive issues could ingest and result in harm. In observation of the 200 wing the supply closet door was left unlocked and it contained an…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-04-27 · tag F0551 — isolated
  Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to allow the resident's representative the right to exercise the resident's rights to the extent those rights are delegated to the representative for 1 resident (Resident #1) of six residents reviewed for resident rights. The facility failed to ensure that decisions made by the resident's representative were recognized and carried out as the resident's decisions, consistent with the authority established by court order or resident delegation, in accordance with applicable law. This failure could place residents at risk of their rights being violated.Findings included:Record Review of Resident#1's Face Sheet04/27/26 revealed he was 97 years-old, and was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of Dementia (A End stage renal disease (permanent, stage 5 chronic kidney failure where kidneys function at less than 15% of normal, requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant to sustain life)group of thinking an social symptoms that interferes with daily…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-02-19 · tag F0583 — failed to protect personal privacy — isolated
  Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure the residents' right to privacy for 1 (Resident #39) of 6 residents reviewed for privacy.The facility failed to ensure the WCN provided privacy for Resident #39 while performing her wound care. This failure could cause residents to feel uncomfortable, disrespected, and possibly a loss of dignity due to a lack of privacy. Findings included:Record review of Resident #39's face sheet dated 02/18/26 reflected a [AGE] year-old-female with an original admission date of 07/24/24. Diagnoses included Alzheimer's disease (progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills), dementia (loss of memory, language, problem solving and other thinking abilities which significantly impair a person's ability to perform daily activities) and type 2 diabetes (insufficient insulin production in the body). Record review of Resident #39's physician orders dated 2/18/26 reflected: Cleanse wound with wound cleanser with 4x4 gauze, pat…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-02-19 · tag F0760 — failed to prevent significant medication errors — isolated
  Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to ensure residents were free of any significant medication errors for one of ten residents (Resident #6) reviewed for medication errors. 1.a. The facility failed to ensure MA A administered Resident #6's blood pressure altering medication on 02/10/26, 02/11/26, 02/16/26, and 02/17/26 when his blood pressure was within the required parameters per the physician's order. b. The facility failed to ensure RN B administered Resident #6's blood pressure altering medication on 02/14/26 when his blood pressure was within the required parameters per the physician's order. These failures could place residents who receive blood pressure altering medications at an increased risk for complications such as decreased blood pressure, decreased pulse, exacerbation of symptoms and disease process, and potential hospitalization. Record review of Resident #6's admission record reflected a [AGE] year-old male originally admitted to the facility on [DATE] and most recently…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2026-02-19 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to establish and maintain an infection prevention and control program, designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections, for 2 (Resident #39 and Resident #27) of 5 residents reviewed for infection control and transmission-based precautions, policies, and practices. The facility failed to ensure the WCN performed hand hygiene between glove changes after providing personal care to Resident #39. The facility failed to ensure the WCN wore EBP during Resident #39's wound care as indicated in the physician's orders The facility failed to ensure Resident #39's wound did not come in contact with a contaminated, soiled surface during wound care. The facility failed to ensure the WCN performed hand hygiene for at least 20 seconds or greater after completing Resident #39's wound care. The facility failed to ensure Resident #27's urinary…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-16 · tag F0607 — failed to have anti-abuse policies — isolated
  Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to develop and implement written policies and procedures that prohibit and prevent mistreatment, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of residents, and misappropriation of residents' property for 1 of 5 residents (Resident #1) reviewed for abuse. The facility failed to ensure CNA A did not inappropriately touch and kiss Resident #1. This failure could place residents at risk for abuse and psychological harm.Findings include:Record review of Resident #1's face sheet dated 07/16/25 reflected a [AGE] year-old-male with an original admission date of 04/16/25. Resident #1 had diagnoses which included bipolardisorder (mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings), seizures (sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that can cause involuntary movements), blindness in right eye, and anxiety (feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease). Record review of Resident #1's quarterly MDS dated [DATE], reflected a BIMS of 15 which indicated the resident…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-07-07 · tag F0609 — failed to report abuse allegations — isolated
  Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that all alleged violations involving the reasonable suspicion of a crime were reported immediately to a law enforcement entity for its political subdivision, within two hours if the events that cause the allegation involve abuse or result in serious bodily injury, or not later than 24 hours if the events that cause the allegation do not involve abuse and do not result in serious bodily injury, for 1 (Resident #1 ) of 5 residents reviewed for abuse/neglect.The facility failed to report to the local law enforcement agency within the allotted time frame of 24 hours on 01/27/2025 around 8:53 AM when LVN A observed red/yellow discoloration on Resident #1's left breast and areola.This failure could place all residents at increased risk for potential abuse due to unreported allegations of abuse.The findings included:Record review of Resident #1 face sheet dated 07/07/2025 revealed Resident #1 was a [AGE] year-old- female who was initially admitted on…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-07-07 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure each resident received adequate supervision and assistance devices to prevent accidents, for one of four residents (Resident #2) reviewed for accidents and supervision.The facility failed to ensure CNA A used a gait belt to transfer Resident #2 from the wheelchair to bed on 07/06/2025.This failure could place residents at risk for falls, injuries and a decline in health.Findings include:Record review of Resident #2's face sheet, dated 07/07/2025, revealed a [AGE] year-old female who was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. Resident #2 diagnoses included lack of coordination, muscle wasting and atrophy (breakdown of tissue), hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of body) and hemiparesis (weakness on one side of the body) following cerebral infarction (stroke) affecting left non-dominant side, abnormalities of gait and mobility, and lack of coordination.Record review of Resident #2's Quarterly MDS, dated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-07-07 · tag F0880 — failed to prevent and control infections — isolated
  Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection for one (Resident #2) of five residents reviewed for infection control, in that:CNA A, on 07/06/2025, did not remove her contaminated gloves nor performed hand hygiene after touching multiple surfaces prior to initiating Resident #2's perineal care. Additionally, CNA A failed to perform hand hygiene and gloves changes while performing incontinent care.These failures could place residents at risk for contamination and infection.The findings included:Record review of Resident #2's face sheet, dated 07/07/2025, revealed a [AGE] year-old female who was initially admitted to the facility on [DATE] and readmitted on [DATE]. Resident #2 diagnoses included lack of coordination, muscle wasting and atrophy (breakdown of tissue), hemiplegia (paralysis of one…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Infection Control Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Part of a chain

This home belongs to NEXION HEALTH — 51 facilities. Here is how its ratings compare with the chain’s average across all its homes: See the whole chain — ratings, flags, fines and finances →

A home rated well below its chain’s average can signal local problems; a chain with a low average across the board is a bigger pattern worth researching. CMS chain data under-reports private-equity and REIT ownership, so treat this as a floor, not the full picture.

Who owns this facility

CMS files one row per role, so the 8 rows in the source record cover these 7 parties — each is shown once here with every role it holds. Nothing is omitted. The source lists no ownership percentage for any of them — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

1 organizational owner listed — a facility can be part of a larger chain. CMS ownership data is known to under-report private-equity and REIT ties; treat as a starting point.

Follow the money — this home’s finances

Where a nursing home’s revenue comes from and where it goes — including money paid to companies under the same ownership. Most consumer sites never show this; we reproduce it straight from the Medicare cost report.

About 81% of this home’s resident-days are paid by Medicaid, which reimburses well below the cost of care in most states. Heavily Medicaid-dependent homes run on thinner budgets — a context worth holding next to the staffing and inspection record, not a fault in itself.

Source: CMS Healthcare Provider Cost Reporting Information System (HCRIS), Medicare cost report Form CMS-2540 · fiscal year 2023. Facilities self-file these reports; figures are unaudited and a year or two behind. A home with no Medicare cost report on file shows no figures here.

Cost & finances

Straight from this home’s Medicare cost report (CMS, FY2023). These are its operating economics — what it costs to run per resident-day and what it collects on average across Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay — not a private-pay quote. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on payer and room type, so ask the facility directly; a higher operating cost can reflect richer staffing or a sicker population. The cost-of-care planner shows regional benchmarks by care type.

What families pay in TX