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BARFIELD HEALTH CARE is a for profit - corporation nursing home in GUNTERSVILLE, AL with 113 certified beds.
Capacity
113 residents
Location
Guntersville, AL
Status
Listed in a public registry
22444 HIGHWAY 431, Guntersville, Alabama 35976
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 16, 2021, state inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 3.9).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 17 minutes with each resident a day, above the Alabama average of 3 hours 53 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Barfield Health Care in the last three years.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 17 minutesAbove the Alabama average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 24 minutesBelow the Alabama average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 57%Above the Alabama average |
22444 HIGHWAY 431Guntersville, AL 35976
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State inspectors visited on April 16, 2021 and cited 2 health deficiencies. The Alabama average is 3.9.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 17 minutes with each resident per day, including 24 minutes from registered nurses. 57% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Medicare's records show no fines against Barfield Health Care in the last three years.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.