CCN 015336 · Crenshaw County, Alabama
Luverne Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
142 West Third Street, Luverne, AL 36049
Luverne Health and Rehabilitation, LLC is a 151-bed for-profit nursing home in Luverne, Alabama, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1973. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 142.0 residents a day, about 94% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $11.8 million originally, at 3.31%, with $11 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in June 2057.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 151
- Average residents per day
- 142.0 (94.0% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Luverne Health and Rehabilitation, LLC
- Certified since
- Oct 16, 1973
- Chain or affiliated group
- Nhs Management (43 facilities, chain average 2.9 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 | 3 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 3 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.64 | 3.88 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.41 | 0.64 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.11 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 51.8% | 46.7% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 94.0% | 88.2% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | None | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 2 (Jul 29, 2021) | ||
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). Luverne Health and Rehabilitation, LLC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nhs Operations LLCOrganization | Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 11/08/2002 |
| James Norman Estes Jr TrOrganization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 5% | 11/08/2002 |
| Jennifer Lee Estes Tr 031093Organization | Indirect Ownership Interest | 5% | 11/08/2002 |
| Estes, JamesIndividual | Indirect Ownership Interest | 89% | 11/08/2002 |
| Luverne Health Realty LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 09/15/2008 |
| Nhs Facilities Group LLCOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 05/01/2022 |
| Regions BankOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 08/24/2016 |
| Servisfirst BankOrganization | Security Interest | n/a | 05/01/2022 |
| Howell, RhondaIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 10/23/2023 |
| Maddox, MaryIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 04/17/2020 |
| Rasco, LynnIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 07/01/2022 |
| Richburg, JulieIndividual | Operational / Managerial Control | n/a | 12/11/2014 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2022 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Luverne Health and Rehabilitation, LLC, 151 beds. Lender at endorsement: Regions Bank | $11,800,000 | Active: 3.31%, $10,983,622 balanceMatures Jun 1, 2057. Servicer: Regions Bank | 06222107 |
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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