The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek
Alabaster, Alabama · CCN 015144
25 surveys since 2010, 26 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 156
- Surveys
- 25
- Harm or worse
- 26
- Immediate jeopardy
- 19
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 198
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Shelby
- Medicare-certified since
- 1976
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 3
- Health inspection
- 3
- Staffing
- 2
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 69 for-profit facilities with 128 or more beds in Alabama.
Last survey on record
Sep 29, 2024
771 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.53 | 3.81 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.27 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 44.6% | 47.7% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $16,801 across 2 penalties
- Payment denials
- 1
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G215.4% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1076.9% | E— | F— |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C17.7% |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6002×
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- F6072×
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- F7552×
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F5591×
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- F6021×
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at The Healthcare Center at Buck Creek, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF600Jul 16, 2021
Based on interviews, record review, and review of the facility's policy titled, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, and review of the facility's investigation files, this facility failed to ensure residents were free from verbal abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. On 5/23/2021, two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) arrived at the facility to transport Resident Identifier (RI) #36 to the hospital. The EMT's witnessed an Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)/Employee Identifier (EI) #16, yelling in RI #36's ear, telling him/her to shut-up multiple times, placing her hand over the resident's mouth to silence him/her while she provided a status report to the EMTs. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF689Jul 16, 2021
Based on interviews, record review, review of the facility's policy titled, Accidents and Supervision, the Food Temperature policy, review of the facility's investigative file as well as the Facility Reported Incident (FRI), this facility failed to ensure staff implemented measures for the safe heating of liquids in a microwave for residents, resulting in RI (Resident Identifier) #74 sustaining [CONDITION(S)] to the chest and abdomen area on two different occasions. Staff were allowed to utilize microwave ovens, located on each unit's nourishment rooms to heat items for residents. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, widespreadF835Jul 16, 2021
Based on identified deficient practices cited during the survey of 6/28/2021 to 7/16/2021, the administration of this facility failed to ensure that the facility did not have deficient practices higher than an E level in order to graduate from the Special Focused Facility (SFF) program. This survey found that deficient practices existed at Immediate Jeopardy at F 600, Abuse and Neglect; F 656, Comprehensive Care Plans; and F 689, Accidents. On 06/28/2021 at 8:35 PM, the facility's Administrator, Director of Nursing Services, and Regional Director of Clinical Services were notified of the findings of immediate jeopardy in the area of Administration, F835. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, patternF656Jul 16, 2021
Based on interview, record review, and a review of a facility policy titled, Care Plan - Comprehensive, the facility failed to ensure a comprehensive care plan was developed for Resident Identifier (RI) #74 to include resident specific safety interventions for when this resident was served hot liquids for making tea. On 05/28/2021, RI #74 spilled hot tea causing a reddened area to the right side of his/her body. After licensed staff became aware of this incident, there were no specific care plan interventions put into place to ensure that when hot liquids were served, what measures would be taken to ensure for this resident's safety. On 06/13/2021, RI #74 had a second spill from hot tea. This spill resulted in blisters and reddened areas to the right side of the body. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF600May 3, 2024
Based on interviews, record review, review of a facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Misappropriation, Exploitation Policy, and review of information from the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Online Reporting System, the facility failed to protect the Resident Identifier (RI) #5's right to be free from verbal, mental, and physical abuse by a staff. On 04/25/2024 Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #9 observed Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #12 stand up and say she was going to go to RI #5's room and call his/her dead mother a bitch. On approximately 04/27/2024 or 04/28/2024 CNA #10 overheard LPN #12 on the phone during a break say she went in RI #5's room and called him/her an ugly bitch and called his/her dead mother an ugly bitch. […]
Read 40 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 40 of 156 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Sep 29, 2024Complaint2 findings
- May 3, 2024Complaint4 findings · 2 harm
- Jan 25, 2024Standard and complaint3 findings
- Oct 14, 2022Standard3 findings
- Apr 7, 2022Complaint1 finding
- Sep 10, 2021Complaint1 finding
- Jul 16, 2021Standard and complaint9 findings · 4 harm
- Feb 1, 2020Standard and complaint9 findings · 4 harm
Show the 17 earlier surveys
- Jul 11, 2019Standard and complaint5 findings
- Jan 16, 2019Standard9 findings
- Sep 27, 2018Complaint9 findings · 1 harm
- Feb 15, 2018Complaint2 findings
- Oct 19, 2017Standard and complaint8 findings
- Jul 21, 2017Complaint7 findings · 7 harm
- Mar 16, 2017Standard8 findings
- Sep 26, 2016Complaint9 findings · 4 harm
- Feb 25, 2016Standard and complaint11 findings
- Jan 29, 2015Standard and complaint12 findings
- May 2, 2014Standard and complaint11 findings
- Jul 9, 2013—4 findings · 2 harm
- Mar 14, 2013—4 findings
- Jan 26, 2012—15 findings
- Jan 27, 2011—1 finding · 1 harm
- Dec 9, 2010—5 findings
- Nov 19, 2010—4 findings · 1 harm
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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