BARFIELD HEALTH CARE

22444 HIGHWAY 431, GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976

Operator

SCHMIDT WALLACE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT · 5 facilities

Provider number (CCN): 015225
Certification: Medicare and Medicaid
Ownership: For profit - Corporation
Certified beds: 113
Phone: (256) 582-3112
CMS data as of: August 1, 2026

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Staffing 0% · Deficiencies 0% over tracking period

What the records show

CMS rates BARFIELD HEALTH CARE 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 of 5 for health inspections, 3 of 5 for staffing, 5 of 5 for quality measures. Federal inspectors cited 3 health deficiencies across the last three survey cycles, most recently surveyed in 2021. CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this facility in the covered period.

Facility Assessment This facility is operated by SCHMIDT WALLACE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, which scores 12 points above the national average. This facility staffs below 0.55 RN hours per resident day — the level the 2024 federal rule, repealed in February 2026, would have required.

Reviews, Ratings and Official Records

This page reviews BARFIELD HEALTH CARE using federal government records — CMS star ratings, health-inspection findings, staffing data and enforcement actions. NursingHomeGrade does not collect, host or publish resident or family testimonials, and no star rating below is a consumer review score.

Below the repealed 0.55 hr benchmark — review the inspection and enforcement records below for the safety history behind the grade.

Ratings and Grade Breakdown

RN Staffing Registered nurse time each resident receives daily. 2024 federal benchmark: 0.55 hrs. Repealed February 2026.	0.40 — Below the repealed 0.55 hr benchmark
The 0.55 hour RN standard was repealed effective February 2, 2026 and is not currently enforced. We still grade against it. Why
Health Deficiencies (last 3 survey cycles) Violations found during federal inspections, with how many remain open and how many involved actual harm.	Total 3 Outstanding 0 Actual harm or worse (G–L) 0
CMS Ratings Federal five-star ratings published by CMS. These are regulatory ratings, not consumer review scores.	Overall: ★★★★★ (5/5) Health inspection: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Quality: ★★★★★ (5/5) Staffing: ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
NursingHomeGrade Score	71/100

Loaded into NursingHomeGrade on September 5, 2026. This is the load date, not the date CMS published the underlying survey data — see release dates.

CMS scores each facility from one to five stars — one is in the bottom fifth of facilities in its state on health inspections, five is in the top tenth. Our own A–F grade is a separate 0–100 score built from staffing hours, inspection citations, and the severity and correction status of those citations, weighted as described in our grading methodology.

Staffing Compared With State and National Levels

Registered nurse hours per resident per day compared with state and national levels
This facility	0.40 hrs
AL median	0.64 hrs
National average	0.69 hrs

Registered nurse turnover: 73.7% · Total nursing staff turnover: 57.1%

Staffing figures are the values CMS published in its file processed August 1, 2026, drawn from payroll-based journal reporting.

Inspection Records Covered

Most recent standard health survey: April 16, 2021.
Citations shown below span 2 recorded inspection cycles.
Survey dates on file range from September 7, 2018 to April 16, 2021.

Source records: CMS Care Compare profile for provider 015225 ↗ · the federal files we load and when.

Inspection Deficiencies

Health inspections identify violations of federal standards. Severity ranges from no actual harm (A–F) to immediate jeopardy (J–L).

3 deficiencies found. 3 corrected. None involved actual harm.

Most recent inspection (April 16, 2021)

D Potential harm — isolated F0602 Status: Corrected

Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — Past Non-Compliance, corrected March 5, 2021

D Potential harm — isolated F0880 Status: Corrected

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Infection Control Deficiencies — Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected May 20, 2021

Inspection cycle 3 (September 7, 2018)

D Potential harm — isolated F0690 Status: Corrected

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — Deficient, Provider has date of correction, corrected October 12, 2018

Fines and Enforcement Actions

CMS lists no fines and no payment denials for BARFIELD HEALTH CARE in the enforcement records covering the last three years, as published in the file processed August 1, 2026.

Ownership and Contact Information

Facility name: BARFIELD HEALTH CARE
Legal business name: BARFIELD HEALTH CARE ACQUISITION CORPORATION
Address: 22444 HIGHWAY 431, GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976
Phone: (256) 582-3112
Provider number (CCN): 015225
Ownership type: For profit - Corporation
Operator: SCHMIDT WALLACE HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT · 5 facilities
Medicare/Medicaid certified since: February 20, 1979
Official record: CMS Care Compare profile ↗
Details verified against CMS data dated: August 1, 2026

The federal nursing-home files publish no email address for certified facilities, so none is listed here. We do not guess or construct contact addresses. Contact details above are reproduced from CMS Provider Information; call the facility to confirm before relying on them.

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Sources and Methodology

CMS Provider Information (file processed August 1, 2026) — ratings, staffing, ownership, certification and contact details. Dataset 4pq5-n9py ↗
CMS Health Deficiencies — inspection citations, scope and severity, correction status. Dataset r5ix-sfxw ↗
CMS Ownership — owning and managing organisations. Dataset y2hd-n93e ↗

The NursingHomeGrade score is our own calculation from these federal files — it is not a CMS rating and not a consumer review score. See exactly how the score is calculated · full methodology · source files and load dates.

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