# Diversicare of Marion

Diversicare of Marion is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing home (Nursing home · SNF / NF) in Marion, AL, CMS Certification Number 015158, with 71 certified beds and about 67 residents per day. CMS rates it 5/5 overall (health inspections 4/5, staffing 4/5, quality measures 5/5).

## Key facts
- Status: Active CMS certification
- Address: 505 East Lafayette Street, Marion, AL 36756 (Perry County)
- Ownership type: For profit - Corporation

- Operator (legal business name): [Dac of Marion, LLC](https://carefield.site/operator/op-dac-of-marion-llc)
- CMS chain: [Diversicare Healthcare](https://carefield.site/chain/cms-chain-185) — 44 facilities

- Phone: 3346839696
- Medicare Care Compare: https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/nursing-home/015158

## Inspection record
6 inspections in the CMS window (latest 2022-08-19); 28 citations (5 health, 23 fire safety); 0 at actual harm and 0 at immediate jeopardy; 0 without a verified correction at last report. CMS publishes about the three most recent standard surveys plus complaint and infection-control inspections from the prior three years; no citation in that window is not proof of a clean history.
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0226](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0226) Have horizontal exits used in accordance with safety requirements. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0345](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0345) Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0351](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0351) Install an approved automatic sprinkler system. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0353](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0353) Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0355](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0355) Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0372](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0372) Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0374](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0374) Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0511](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0511) Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0741](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0741) Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0781](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0781) Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0918](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0918) Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [K-0923](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0923) Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2022-08-19 — [F-0561](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0561) Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2021-04-08 — [F-0644](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0644) Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2021-04-08 — [F-0645](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-f0645) PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2019-02-13 — [E-0039](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-e0039) Conduct testing and exercise requirements. — scope/severity F (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2019-02-13 — [K-0324](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0324) Provide properly protected cooking facilities. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2019-02-13 — [K-0355](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0355) Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes. — scope/severity E (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- 2019-02-13 — [K-0361](https://carefield.site/deficiency/cms-k0361) Ensure that waiting areas, nurse’s stations, gift shops, and cooking facilities, open to the corridor are properly protected. — scope/severity D (No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm); Corrected
- …and 8 more on the source page.

## Penalties
No fines or payment denials in the CMS penalties file (about the last three years).

## Staffing (PBJ, hours per resident per day)
- Total nurse: 3.06689 (state avg 3.902, US 3.90085)
- RN: 0.58197
- Nursing staff turnover: 47.7%

## Owners and managers of record (CMS disclosures)
- Sharon Phillips — Operational / managerial control, since 2022-05-13

## Nearby nursing homes
- [Southland Nursing Home](https://carefield.site/facility/cms-015104) — 1.8 km, CMS overall 5/5

## Sources
- cms_provider_info: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/4pq5-n9py/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_ownership: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/y2hd-n93e/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_health_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/r5ix-sfxw/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_fire_safety_deficiencies: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/ifjz-ge4w/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_penalties: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/g6vv-u9sr/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D
- cms_inspection_dates: https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/api/1/datastore/query/svdt-c123/0?conditions%5B0%5D%5Bproperty%5D=cms_certification_number_ccn&conditions%5B0%5D%5Bvalue%5D=015158&conditions%5B0%5D%5Boperator%5D=%3D

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Source page: https://carefield.site/facility/cms-015158 · Carefield — Senior Care Intelligence. Facts come from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (Medicare/Medicaid-certified nursing homes). Missing data never means no issue exists.
