Knollwood Healthcare
3151-A Knollwood Drive, Mobile, AL, 36693
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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.
Special Focus Facility
CMS has designated this facility a Special Focus Facility — one of a small group nationwide with a persistent pattern of substandard care requiring more frequent federal oversight. SFFs are inspected roughly every six months. Ask for the most recent inspection summary and corrective-action plan before deciding.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Ephram Lahasky
- Certified beds
- 71 · avg 57 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 78.9% — higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 48.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — 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)
- 4 fines · $318,070 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 015463
- Certified beds
- 71 beds · avg 57 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Knollwood Healthcare And Rehabilitation Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Ephram Lahasky
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Ephram Lahasky chain — 23 facilities across 10 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (2 on record)
- Ephram m Lahasky
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Jeanne Marie Freeman
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2022
Recent change of ownership
October 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Knollwood Healthcare
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 46)
- D0755·Mar 6, 2026Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0689·Mar 6, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0609·Mar 6, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0697·Sep 11, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- D0689·Sep 11, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F0814·Sep 11, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F0812·Sep 11, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- E0695·Sep 11, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $187K
- 20243 fines · $131K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Mar 27, 2025Fine · $187K
- Apr 25, 2024Payment denial · 116 days · starting May 23, 2024
- Apr 25, 2024Fine · $114K
- Apr 25, 2024Fine · $11K
- Apr 25, 2024Fine · $6,661
Largest single fine on record: $187K.
Fire-safety citations
3 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 10, 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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