Home Search Saved Recently viewed Compare
Home/Alabama/Clay County/Clay County Nursing Home

Clay County Nursing Home

Inside a hospital. This nursing unit is part of a hospital. Units like this often care for that hospital’s patients for a short stay after an admission, and may have their own admission rules. Ask before you plan around it.

⌖ Ashland, AL · Clay County
☎ Call
No photos yet

Are you with this home? Add photos and details for families.

Claim it freeAdd photos →
Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds83
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (other)

About Clay County Nursing Home

Clay County Nursing Home is a 83-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ashland, AL. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Alabama is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Mar 2022), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Alabama average of 4.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 44 min a day with each resident, about the same as the Alabama average of 3 hr 53 min. About 40% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology

Is this your home? Tell families what makes it special: add photos, a description, care programs and amenities, and answer anything Medicare’s data flags.

Claim this listing, free → See what you can add →

Key details

Facility nameClay County Nursing Home
LocationClay County, Alabama
Address83825 Highway 9, Ashland, AL 36251 · Clay County
CMS provider number15124
Ownership typeNon-profit (other)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 1, 1974 (51 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.

Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating3 of 5Average
Health inspections4 of 5Above average
Quality measures1 of 5Much below average
Staffing4 of 5Above average

Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.

What Medicare found

4 strengths in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.

Strengths

  • Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Mar 2022.
    Strength
  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Health citations at last inspection2 (Mar 2022)Alabama average: 4.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover40% a yearAlabama average: 47%
    Strength

About average

  • Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 44 min a dayAlabama average: 3 hr 53 min
    About average
  • Registered nurse time per resident38 min a dayAlabama average: 39 min
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Alabama average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these

Short-term rehab or long-term care?

Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.

Short-term rehab

For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.

Medicare has not rated this part of the home’s care.

  • Newly given antipsychotic drugs11.5%State average: 2.0%
    Worse than average

Physical therapist time: about 0 minutes per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.

Long-term care

For residents who live at the home for months or years.

Medicare quality rating: 1 of 5 (much below average)

  • Falls with a major injury7.4%State average: 3.3%
    Worse than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)4.1%State average: 5.4%
    Better than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs23.6%State average: 21.2%
    About average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.0State average: 2.0
    About average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Alabama average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.

Overall rating3★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201953555.0
Jan 202053453.6
Jan 202142453.7
Jan 202222152.6
Jan 202354543.8
Jan 202444434.0
Feb 202544343.5
Feb 202644333.4
Sep 202634413.7

Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology

See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home

From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.

Inspection summary

How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.

Loading…

Three-survey history

Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.

Other nursing homes near Ashland

Looking at more than one home? Here are other facilities from the directory in Ashland and the nearby area.

Lineville · 36266

Lineville Health and Rehabilitation

88073 Highway 9
Lineville, AL 36266

View facility →
Goodwater · 35072

Goodwater Healthcare Center

16 Jones Hill Road
Goodwater, AL 35072

View facility →
Talladega · 35160

Talladega Healthcare Center

616 Chaffee Street
Talladega, AL 35160

View facility →
Explore the area

View more homes nearby

Browse nursing homes in Ashland and the surrounding area.

See all nearby homes →

Family reviews

No family reviews of this home yet. Reviews are separate from Medicare’s ratings and are checked before they’re published.