CCN 015097 · Jefferson County, Alabama
South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
1220 South 17th Street, Birmingham, AL 35205
South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1976. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 72.5 residents a day, about 87% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $3.9 million originally, at 4.39%, with $2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in August 2036.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 83
- Average residents per day
- 72.5 (87.3% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
- Certified since
- Oct 1, 1976
- Chain or affiliated group
- Nhs Management (43 facilities, chain average 2.9 stars)
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Alabama median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 | State spread: 42 at 1, 45 at 2, 50 at 3, 41 at 4, 45 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 4 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 4.19 | 3.88 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.59 | 0.64 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.07 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.4% | 46.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 87.3% | 88.2% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 3 (Aug 24, 2023) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). South Health and Rehabilitation, LLC meets that part today: 2 stars overall, 2 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhs Operations LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 08/20/2002 |
| James Norman Estes Jr TrOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 5% | 08/20/2002 |
| Jennifer Lee Estes Tr 031093Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 5% | 08/20/2002 |
| Estes, JamesIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 89% | 08/20/2002 |
| Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLCOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 07/26/2006 |
| Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 07/26/2006 |
| Regions BankOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 08/25/2015 |
| South Health Realty, LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 06/23/2006 |
| Holmes, LetcherniqueIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/03/2022 |
| Lewis, CynthiaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/22/2024 |
| Patterson, DerekIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/03/2022 |
| Rasco, LynnIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC.
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2006 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: South Health and Rehabilitation, 83 beds. Lender at endorsement: Capmark Finance, Inc | $3,867,900 | Active: 4.39%, $1,961,906 balanceMatures Aug 1, 2036. Servicer: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage | 06222023 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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