CCN 015156 · De Kalb County, Alabama
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne
403 13th Street Northwest, Fort Payne, AL 35967
Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne is a 123-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Payne, Alabama, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1977. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 109.4 residents a day, about 89% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $4.5 million originally, at 3.35%, with $3.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2047.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average residents per day
- 109.4 (88.9% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Crowne Health Care of Fort Payne, LLC
- Certified since
- Jan 1, 1977
- Chain or affiliated group
- Crowne Health Care (18 facilities, chain average 4.2 stars)
- Location
- Rural
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 | 4 of 5 | State spread: 42 at 1, 45 at 2, 50 at 3, 41 at 4, 45 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 1 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 5 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.96 | 3.88 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.16 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.3% | 46.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 88.9% | 88.2% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 2 (Nov 14, 2019) | ||
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). Crowne Health Care of Ft Payne meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowne Operations, IncOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 11/01/2003 |
| Jennifer Jones McInnish Family Dynasty Trust #1Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/31/2016 |
| Richard Bryan Jones Family Dynasty Trust #1Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/31/2016 |
| Jones, RichardIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/31/2016 |
| McInnish, JenniferIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | n/a | 12/31/2016 |
| Greystone Funding Company LLCOrganization | Mortgage Interest | n/a | 08/01/2013 |
| Trustmark National BankOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 09/29/2017 |
| Crowne Management, LLCOrganization | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 11/01/2003 |
| Case, FeliciaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/24/2021 |
| Decker, TimothyIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 02/01/2015 |
| Dunnam, NoelIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/11/2015 |
| Gilbert, MyraIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/07/2022 |
| Hilburn, MatthewIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 01/01/2026 |
| Jones, RichardIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 06/11/2015 |
Holders of a 5% or greater mortgage interest reported in the enrollment record: Greystone Funding Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2013 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Crowne Health Care5-of Fort Payne, 123 beds. Lender at endorsement: Greystone Funding Company LLC | $4,454,000 | Active: 3.35%, $3,356,595 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2047. Servicer: Greystone Servicing Company | 06222078 |
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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