Cottage of the Shoals
Nursing Home Facility
500 John Aldridge Drive, Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Cottage of the Shoals is a 103-bed skilled nursing facility that specializes in rehabilitation therapy. We have a spacious new 2700 ft. therapy gym with the latest up-to-date equipment. We offer all aspects of physical, speech and occupational therapy.
Operated by Genesis HealthCare, which runs 507 communities in our directory.
Cottage of the Shoals is licensed for 103 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Colbert County average about 81 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 88% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 2 stars for staffing against 4 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2021 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 59%.
The community is located in Colbert County, AL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 5 problems at Cottage of the Shoals. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Cottage of the Shoals offers assisted living, nursing home care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 103
- Occupancy 88%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 59%
- Last health inspection August 2021
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