Montgomery Children'S Specialty Center
2853 Forbes Drive, Montgomery, AL 36110 · 54 beds · For profit - Partnership
Nothing in the records stands out as a warning sign. The detail below is still worth reading before you decide.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Registered nurse coverage is about 17% lower at weekends.
Staff turnover: 51%
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 12 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Potential for harm | 12 |
| No harm | 0 |
0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowne Health Care of Montgomery | 2.6 | 4 | 0.80 | −58% |
| Capitol Hill Healthcare Center | 3.8 | 4 | 0.50 | −68% |
| Hillview Terrace | 3.8 | 2 | 0.48 | −38% |
| Diversicare of Montgomery | 4.5 | 2 | 0.51 | −54% |
| Father Purcell Memorial Exceptional Children'S Ctr | 5.5 | 1 | 0.19 | −18% |
| John Knox Manor INC I I | 7.0 | 1 | — | — |
| Rivertown Health and Rehabilitation Center | 7.8 | 1 | 1.00 | −44% |
| Prattville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | 9.1 | 1 | 0.71 | −53% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Turnover here is about 51%. How long has the director of nursing been in post?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?