84 CLEARVIEW LN, Elmore, AL 36025
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About Merry Wood Lodge
Merry Wood Lodge brings together compassionate care and medical expertise for those recovering from illness or injury. Our skilled nursing and rehabilitation team in Elmore, Alabama specializes in helping residents regain strength and independence through personalized treatment plans and therapeutic support.
Community at a glance
Capacity
124 residents
Location
Elmore, AL
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
280 MT HEBRON ROAD, Elmore, Alabama 36025
Medicare inspection record
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
- Merry Wood Lodge is a candidate for Medicare's Special Focus Facility list, kept for homes with a history of serious quality problems.
- Medicare flags Merry Wood Lodge for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 1, 2024, state inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Alabama average is 3.9).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 14 minutes with each resident a day, below the Alabama average of 3 hours 53 minutes.
Medicare fined Merry Wood Lodge once in the last three years, $182,968 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 14 minutesBelow the Alabama average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 47 minutesAbove the Alabama average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 52%Above the Alabama average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
9 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
October 17, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
September 1, 2024 · Standard inspection · 8 citations
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Immediate danger to residents, widespread (level L)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Immediate danger to residents, widespread (level L)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 12, 2024Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)AdministrationFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 26, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $182,968 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- September 1, 2024Fine: $182,968
- September 1, 2024Payment denial, 42 days
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Healthcare LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 99
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- January 1, 1974
- Part of a chain
- Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 015019
Location
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280 MT HEBRON ROADElmore, AL 36025
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Questions about Merry Wood Lodge
How did Merry Wood Lodge do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 1, 2024 and cited 8 health deficiencies, 8 of them from complaint investigations. The Alabama average is 3.9.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Merry Wood Lodge?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 14 minutes with each resident per day, including 47 minutes from registered nurses. 52% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Merry Wood Lodge been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Merry Wood Lodge once in the last three years, totaling $182,968.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
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.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
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.
What is the CMS star rating?+
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.