Merry Wood Lodge
280 Mt Hebron Road, Elmore, AL, 36025
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Genesis Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 124 · avg 95 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 54.4% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 48.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 41.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Alabama averageAlabama avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $182,968 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 015019
- Certified beds
- 124 beds · avg 95 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Healthcare Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Genesis Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Genesis Healthcare chain — 187 facilities across 18 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (20 on record)
- Joel c Bolen
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Larry Huffman
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Avi Pinchas Mendelson
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Laura Bridgeford
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 14 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 17)
- G0600·Oct 17, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- L0867·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- C0851·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- L0835·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
- F0814·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F0812·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- J0610·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- J0607·Sep 1, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $183K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Sep 1, 2024Payment denial · 42 days · starting Oct 1, 2024
- Sep 1, 2024Fine · $183K
Fire-safety citations
10 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Sep 1, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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