The Health Center At Research Park
5275 Millennium Drive, Huntsville, AL, 35806
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 91 · avg 85 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 61.3% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 48.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 47.6% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 41.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Alabama averageAlabama avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $69,011 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 015458
- Certified beds
- 91 beds · avg 85 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Sand Creek Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (8 on record)
- Hunter Wilson
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Donald Vollmer
Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025
- Southstone Healthcare Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Tyler Albrechtsen
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Brent Thatcher
Corporate Officer · since 2024
+ 2 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
January 2025 (1 year ago) · acquired from Ahc Millennium
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, 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 20)
- D0755·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- J0741·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.
- J0740·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0609·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0602·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- J0600·Jun 18, 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.
- D0580·Jun 18, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D0880·Jun 18, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $69K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Jun 18, 2024Payment denial · 4 days · starting Jul 19, 2024
- Jun 18, 2024Fine · $69K
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 18, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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