Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne
403 13TH STREET NORTHWEST, Fort Payne, AL 35967
Fort Payne, Alabama · CMS verdict
CMS rates Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the Alabama average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne in Fort Payne, Alabama holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 73 of 100 (grade C). The 123-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Alabama runs a median of $8,334 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (upper star tercile)
This facility's 5/5 CMS overall rating sits in the upper U.S. star tercile (>4/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 73 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 73.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne's upper-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne carries an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (4/5), staffing (5/5), and quality measures (2/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Fort Payne, Alabama, this facility operates 123 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 99 residents - an occupancy rate of about 80%. The facility is classified under for profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. Occupancy of about 80% puts this facility in normal territory for a stabilized operation, neither unusually full nor unusually empty.
Same-ownership peers
Within Alabama, Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne is one of 138 for profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the for profit - corporation-segment average of 3.1 stars, ahead of roughly 80% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (4 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne's upper-tercile stars compare to Alabama
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Alabama facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Alabama state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne ranks in Alabama
Among the 223 CMS-rated nursing homes in Alabama, Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 82% of them. The bars show how all Alabama homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
40 Alabama homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 123 |
| Residents | 99 |
| Ownership | For profit - Corporation |
| County | De Kalb |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 4 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne? ▾
CMS rates Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne at 5 out of 5 stars overall. The three sub-ratings behind that number: health inspection 4/5, staffing 5/5, quality measures 2/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Alabama? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Alabama is $8,334 per month ($100,010 annually). A private room averages $8,787 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne offer? ▾
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne operates as a skilled nursing facility (123 beds with approximately 99 current residents) under for profit - corporation ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 4 deficiencies and 0 penalties there.
Does Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne has multiple deficiencies (4 total) and 0 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Alabama? ▾
In Alabama, alternatives include assisted living ($4,425/mo), home health aides ($5,148/mo), and adult day care ($1,246/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Alabama elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 015156.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.