Overview
Clay County Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Alabama average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Ashland. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 16, 2022, found 2 health deficiencies, fewer than the Alabama average of 4.0. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 15% of Alabama nursing homes have been fined.
Clay County Nursing Home is a nonprofit facility with 83 certified beds, caring for about 70 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1974. It is located inside a hospital.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 51%
Top 64%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 16, 2022
- Health deficiencies cited
- 2
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.67 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.84 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Certified beds
- 83
- Average residents per day
- 70
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 1, 1974
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes