Arabella Health and Wellness of Red Bay
106 Tenth Avenue Northwest, Red Bay, AL 35582 · 90 beds · For profit - Corporation
Worth a closer look: weekend nurse coverage drops 59%.
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 drops about 59% at weekends.
Staff turnover: not reported
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 13 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 | 13 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courtyards Comm Living Center | 19.6 | 1 | 0.84 | −56% |
| The Meadows | 21.0 | 2 | 0.95 | −39% |
| Burns Nursing Home, INC. | 23.6 | 2 | 1.03 | −49% |
| Marion Regional Nursing Home | 24.0 | 3 | 1.42 | −55% |
| Everstead Health and Rehabilitation Center | 24.4 | 2 | 1.04 | −54% |
| Terrace Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, INC | 24.5 | 5 | 0.82 | −66% |
| Tishomingo Comm Living Center | 25.1 | 3 | 0.88 | −45% |
| Tishomingo Manor | 26.4 | 1 | 0.54 | −17% |
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.
- Can I visit on a Sunday rather than a weekday? How many registered nurses are on duty then, and for how many residents?
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?