CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Jefferson County, Alabama
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 34 nursing homes in Jefferson County, Alabama qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Jefferson County as urban.
In Alabama, 151 of 224 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARLINGTON REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER | Birmingham | No | Ball Healthcare Services | 117 | 015153 |
| ASPIRE PHYSICAL RECOVERY CENTER AT CAHABA RIVER | Vestavia | No | Nhs Management | 120 | 015468 |
| ASPIRE PHYSICAL RECOVERY CENTER AT HOOVER, LLC | Hoover | No | Nhs Management | 118 | 015464 |
| BARON HOUSE OF HUEYTOWN | Hueytown | No | Diversicare Healthcare | 50 | 015404 |
| BIRMINGHAM NURSING AND REHABILITATION CTR LLC | Birmingham | No | Legacy Healthcare | 132 | 015217 |
| BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY PARK SNF (AL) | Birmingham | No | Brookdale Senior Living | 66 | 015423 |
| CAREGIVERS OF PLEASANT GROVE, INC | Pleasant Grove | No | 64 | 015044 | |
| CAVALIER HEALTHCARE OF TRUSSVILLE | Trussville | No | Cavalier Healthcare | 125 | 015467 |
| CHERRY HILL REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER | Birmingham | No | Ball Healthcare Services | 117 | 015445 |
| CIVIC CENTER HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Birmingham | No | Nhs Management | 95 | 015109 |
| DIVERSICARE OF BESSEMER | Bessemer | No | Diversicare Healthcare | 180 | 015209 |
| DIVERSICARE OF RIVERCHASE | Birmingham | No | Diversicare Healthcare | 132 | 015145 |
| EAST GLEN | Birmingham | No | Noland Health | 108 | 015388 |
| ELITE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CARE CENTER | Birmingham | No | 143 | 015455 | |
| FAIR HAVEN | Birmingham | No | 259 | 015076 | |
| GALLERIA WOODS SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | Birmingham | No | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | 30 | 015459 |
| GREENBRIAR AT THE ALTAMONT SKILLED NURSING FACILIT | Birmingham | No | Noland Health | 95 | 015446 |
| Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center | Birmingham | No | Legacy Healthcare | 132 | 015134 |
| KIRKWOOD BY THE RIVER | Birmingham | No | 61 | 015457 | |
| LEGACY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION OF PLEASANT GROVE | Pleasant Grove | No | Nhs Management | 189 | 015461 |
| MAGNOLIA RIDGE | Gardendale | No | Genesis Healthcare | 148 | 015133 |
| NORTHGATE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Bessemer | No | Arabella Healthcare Management | 69 | 015060 |
| NORTHWAY HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Birmingham | No | Nhs Management | 113 | 015047 |
| OAK KNOLL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Birmingham | No | Nhs Management | 100 | 015117 |
| OAKS ON PARKWOOD SKILLED NURSING FACILITY | Bessemer | No | Noland Health | 130 | 015369 |
| PINE HILL REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER | Birmingham | No | 190 | 015091 | |
| PLANTATION MANOR NURSING HOME | Mc Calla | No | 103 | 015015 | |
| REDMONT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Birmingham | No | Arabella Healthcare Management | 163 | 015303 |
| SELF SKILLED NURSING & REHAB | Hueytown | No | Traylor Porter Healthcare | 131 | 015212 |
| SOUTH HAVEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Birmingham | No | Nhs Management | 101 | 015321 |
| SOUTH HEALTH AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Birmingham | No | Nhs Management | 83 | 015097 |
| ST MARTIN'S IN THE PINES | Irondale | No | Diversicare Healthcare | 128 | 015433 |
| STONEHAVEN HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Bessemer | No | Arabella Healthcare Management | 79 | 015050 |
| THE HEALTHCARE CENTER OF EASTVIEW | Birmingham | No | The Ensign Group | 92 | 015014 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.