Skilled nursing · LINDEN, AL

MARENGO NURSING HOME

608 NORTH MAIN STREET, LINDEN, AL 36748

78 bedsNon profit - Other
7.3Clarity

▼ 0.8 since Jul

Score history
Oct 20267.3▼ 0.8 flagged
Sep 20268.1 flagged
Aug 20268.1 flagged
Jul 20268.1 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Jul 2026

The record on Marengo Nursing Home cuts both ways. On one side, inspectors rated the last health survey 4 out of 5 and levied no fines. On the other, sedative and sleep-medication use runs 2.7 times the national median, and pressure ulcers run above the national rate. The sections below show exactly where each number comes from — read them before you tour.

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Written by Palmelle from federal and state records. Last updated 3 Jul 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Health inspection★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Quality measures★★★★★ 5 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailynot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

All nursing time with each resident, dailynot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

Nurses who quit each yearnot reported

This facility has not reported this measure to CMS.

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is bettersee why ↓

This home
15.3%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
40%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
3%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0.9%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile2

AL does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Reads like care — the pattern checks come back clean.

  • Clean accountability record. Non-profit operated — and there are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for MARENGO NURSING HOME?
MARENGO NURSING HOME has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
Has MARENGO NURSING HOME been cited for resident harm?
MARENGO NURSING HOME has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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