Skilled nursing · LAFAYETTE, AL

LAFAYETTE NURSING HOME

555 B STREET SW, LAFAYETTE, AL 36862

63 bedsFor profit - Individual
4.3Clarity

▼ 0.8 since Aug

Score history
Oct 20264.3▼ 0.8 flagged
Sep 20265.1 flagged
Aug 20265.1 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 3 Aug 2026

The record on Lafayette 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, CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, and registered-nurse time runs well below the national average. 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 Aug 2026. Not paid for or edited by the facility.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★☆☆☆ 2 of 5
Health inspection★★★★☆ 4 of 5
Staffing★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5
Quality measures★☆☆☆☆ 1 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
26 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
3 hr 11 min
National
3 hr 37 min

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
36.6%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
32.5%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
5.3%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile3

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

Warehouse warning signs — read the findings below before touring.

  • Staffing below the line. Residents get 3 hr 11 min of nursing time a day against a national norm of 3 hr 37 min — thin staffing is the first warehouse warning sign.
  • A sedation pattern. Antipsychotic use (37%) and sleep-medication use (32%) are BOTH far above national norms — the pattern associated with medicating residents instead of staffing for them.
  • The falls number is the outlier: 3× the national rate. 5.3% of long-stay residents had a fall with major injury vs 1.6% nationally. Combined with the staffing picture, ask hard questions: one bad cluster, a reporting artifact, or a real problem.
  • Clean accountability record. 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 LAFAYETTE NURSING HOME?
LAFAYETTE NURSING HOME has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has LAFAYETTE NURSING HOME been cited for resident harm?
LAFAYETTE 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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