Arabella Health & Wellness Of Grand Bay is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-06-29. 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 (251) 865-6443 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Arabella Health & Wellness Of Grand Bay 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 (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 64.3/100, placing it #10606 of 14703 facilities nationally and #179 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 Arabella Health & Wellness Of Grand Bay receives a reported average of 3 hours 38 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 29 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 7 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 2 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 15 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 73.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Arabella Health & Wellness Of Grand Bay with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 8 fine(s) totaling $78,421. 2 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 8 fine(s) totaling $78,421, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 10. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 567.25 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Arabella Health & Wellness Of Grand Bay ranks 10606th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 64.3/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within AL, it ranks 179th out of 224 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,825 nationally and RN hours rank #9,008 nationally (#172 in AL). Our composite quality score of 64.3/100 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 Grand Bay, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/alabama/grand-bay/