Diversicare Of Oneonta is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1977-06-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (205) 274-2365 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Diversicare Of Oneonta holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 69.3/100, placing it #8602 of 14703 facilities nationally and #124 of 224 in Alabama. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Diversicare Of Oneonta receives a reported average of 2 hours 50 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 30 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 32 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 48 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 27 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 46.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $9,318. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $9,318, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 32.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Diversicare Of Oneonta ranks 8602nd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 69.3/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within AL, it ranks 124th out of 224 nursing homes. In Oneonta, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,620 nationally and RN hours rank #8,801 nationally (#164 in AL). Our composite quality score of 69.3/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Oneonta, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/alabama/oneonta/