Located on the Coosa River, Gadsden, AL, is an industrial city overlooked by the Appalachian Mountains. There are 33,769 people living in the city, 18.4% of whom are seniors. Gadsden’s citizens have access to a wide range of health care options, including the Gadsden Regional Medical Center, which has been recognized for excellence in stroke, cardiac and emergency care. The overall cost of living in Gadsden is lower than average, as are nursing home costs. According to Genworth’s 2021 Cost of Care Survey, the cost of a semiprivate room in a nursing home comes to $6,266 in Gadsden, compared to the nationwide average of $7,756.
Nursing homes provide intensive 24/7 care and medical monitoring to people with high care needs. In most cases, they have trained nurses and rehabilitation specialists on staff. Because of this, they are typically the costliest type of long-term care. People who don’t need nursing care around the clock might look into assisted living or home health care, which offers more independence at a lower price point.
This guide details the costs of nursing homes and other types of care in Gadsden and some of the resources available to the city’s seniors.
Directory of Nursing Homes in Gadsden, AL
700 HUTCHINS AVENUE, Gadsden, AL, 35901
My father is in Northside Health Care. They’ve been pretty good and very informative. When they have any problems, they call me. The staff is very courteous. The rooms are fairly clean. I don’t have a
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My father is in Northside Health Care. They’ve been pretty good and very informative. When they have any problems, they call me. The staff is very courteous. The rooms are fairly clean. I don’t have any complaints. He’s in long-term care there. They have an activity schedule, bible studies, and stuff like that. It was awfully expensive.
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My father is in Northside Health Care. They’ve been pretty good and very informative. When they have any problems, they call me. The staff is very courteous. The rooms are fairly clean. I don’t have a
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My father is in Northside Health Care. They’ve been pretty good and very informative. When they have any problems, they call me. The staff is very courteous. The rooms are fairly clean. I don’t have any complaints. He’s in long-term care there. They have an activity schedule, bible studies, and stuff like that. It was awfully expensive.
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1945 DAVIS DRIVE, Gadsden, AL, 35904
My mother-in-law is getting rehab at Gadsden Health and Rehab Center. So far, it’s been real good. They’ve been good to communicate when I called, and they’ve always called me back. She seems well-ple
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My mother-in-law is getting rehab at Gadsden Health and Rehab Center. So far, it’s been real good. They’ve been good to communicate when I called, and they’ve always called me back. She seems well-pleased there, and as of yet we don’t have any complaints. The staff is very attentive. The only thing is that they don’t have a whole lot of fresh fruits, but the food is good. If she doesn’t like what they have, they offer her something else. The therapy department has been very helpful, and they’re meeting her needs as of yet.
She has not had any complaints to us, and even though we’re limited in visits, we still go and make the 15-minute visits. The staff has been very accommodating, any questions we’ve had they answered, and they call us any time there’s been a change with anything. So far, they’ve done what they’re supposed to do. It’s just expensive a little too much. I had to do window visits, and I’ve only been allowed into one room when I visited. The activities are limited due to COVID. They’re just doing individual activities in their rooms, and physical therapy is coming to their rooms instead of the residents going to the gym.
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My mother-in-law is getting rehab at Gadsden Health and Rehab Center. So far, it’s been real good. They’ve been good to communicate when I called, and they’ve always called me back. She seems well-ple
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My mother-in-law is getting rehab at Gadsden Health and Rehab Center. So far, it’s been real good. They’ve been good to communicate when I called, and they’ve always called me back. She seems well-pleased there, and as of yet we don’t have any complaints. The staff is very attentive. The only thing is that they don’t have a whole lot of fresh fruits, but the food is good. If she doesn’t like what they have, they offer her something else. The therapy department has been very helpful, and they’re meeting her needs as of yet.
She has not had any complaints to us, and even though we’re limited in visits, we still go and make the 15-minute visits. The staff has been very accommodating, any questions we’ve had they answered, and they call us any time there’s been a change with anything. So far, they’ve done what they’re supposed to do. It’s just expensive a little too much. I had to do window visits, and I’ve only been allowed into one room when I visited. The activities are limited due to COVID. They’re just doing individual activities in their rooms, and physical therapy is coming to their rooms instead of the residents going to the gym.
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2301 RAINBOW DRIVE, Gadsden, AL, 35907
My husband was sent from the hospital to Mcgufferys for rehab. In the first place he should have never been released from the hospital that soon. He was not even able to stand on his own.
The first mo
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My husband was sent from the hospital to Mcgufferys for rehab. In the first place he should have never been released from the hospital that soon. He was not even able to stand on his own.
The first morning he was there my daughter and I went to see him and we heard him hollering for help as we walked down the hall. He told us he had had nothing to eat and he was laying in a puddle of water. He not even was laying on a soaking wet bed but he also was laying in his bowel movement. There were nurses in a patients room next door. I called out to them and told them he needed cleaning. Their answer was we’ll get to him. I walked down to the nurse station and told a woman and she said they were short handed and would get to it as soon as they could. There were plenty of people standing around. I couldn’t tell who was a nurse and who was an aid. I blew up and asked her how she would like to be laying in her s– They went and cleaned him and called the nursing supervisor. She assured me that it wasn’t usually that way. They have 15 minutes to have a person cleaned up. He had been laying longer than that.
Then I asked someone to shave him. They didn’t. He was on pureed food, The first meal he received was not pureed and they had sat it across the room and left. My husband could not feed himself.
When we first got there there were no chairs in the room for me and my daughter to sit in. I asked for one and was told okay. Never came so I found a folding chair inside a closet down the hall and dragged it to the room myself. Later I asked for another and the nurse said maintaince would have to get it. Waited and it never came. I asked another nurse and she got one herself. A young man came in to care for my husband the next day and I asked him to shave my husband and he looked around and said he has no supplies like they give you in the hospital. He had to go searching for one. There is more I could write about but the main thing is they called on the third day and said they had found him laying in the floor that morning. I asked if they didn’t have the pads with the alarms if someone was getting off the pad. The woman told me they weren’t allowed by the state, it was considered a form of restraint. She lied. I called two other homes and they said they used them and had never heard about a state law saying they couldn’t be used. They said it was a safety things. I talked to a lady with the state who reviewed nursing homes and she said it wasn’t so that the pads could not be used. She was planning to go there because she had other complaints. I asked her to call there and she said she would.
Later I saw where the home was calling while I was talking to my daughter in law who is a nurse.. I did not take the call. If they could not get me on the phone they were to call my daughter. They didn’t .
After I got off the phone I went down to the home. His room was empty and cleaned except for his shoes in the middle of the floor. I sat down to wait thinking he had gone to rehab. A cleaning lady came down the hall and asked if I was okay. I said I was waiting for my husband. She said they sent your husband to the hospital in an ambulance.
I went to the nursing station and they told me he started acting funny after the fall. They said we don’t know when he will be back. I said he won’t be back. That I had been lied to.
When I got to the ER my husband was delirious. They did a lot of blood tests but couldn’t tell me what was wrong. He was admitted to the floor and everything went down from there. He died 28 days later.
I am not saying the fall caused his death but I left my sick husband in their care and he was neglected. When I asked about the pads they said they could put a mattress in the floor. I guess so he could fall on that. I don’t know how he got out of the bed if the rails were up and like I said before he could not walk or even stand up he was so weak. I keep wondering how long he laid and if he was calling for me?
No, I would not recommend this nursing and rehab home. I let him go there because I thought they had a 5 star rating.
If they did they certainly didn’t deserve it. Look elsewhere if you have a loved one who needs to go.
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My husband was sent from the hospital to Mcgufferys for rehab. In the first place he should have never been released from the hospital that soon. He was not even able to stand on his own.
The first mo
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My husband was sent from the hospital to Mcgufferys for rehab. In the first place he should have never been released from the hospital that soon. He was not even able to stand on his own.
The first morning he was there my daughter and I went to see him and we heard him hollering for help as we walked down the hall. He told us he had had nothing to eat and he was laying in a puddle of water. He not even was laying on a soaking wet bed but he also was laying in his bowel movement. There were nurses in a patients room next door. I called out to them and told them he needed cleaning. Their answer was we’ll get to him. I walked down to the nurse station and told a woman and she said they were short handed and would get to it as soon as they could. There were plenty of people standing around. I couldn’t tell who was a nurse and who was an aid. I blew up and asked her how she would like to be laying in her s– They went and cleaned him and called the nursing supervisor. She assured me that it wasn’t usually that way. They have 15 minutes to have a person cleaned up. He had been laying longer than that.
Then I asked someone to shave him. They didn’t. He was on pureed food, The first meal he received was not pureed and they had sat it across the room and left. My husband could not feed himself.
When we first got there there were no chairs in the room for me and my daughter to sit in. I asked for one and was told okay. Never came so I found a folding chair inside a closet down the hall and dragged it to the room myself. Later I asked for another and the nurse said maintaince would have to get it. Waited and it never came. I asked another nurse and she got one herself. A young man came in to care for my husband the next day and I asked him to shave my husband and he looked around and said he has no supplies like they give you in the hospital. He had to go searching for one. There is more I could write about but the main thing is they called on the third day and said they had found him laying in the floor that morning. I asked if they didn’t have the pads with the alarms if someone was getting off the pad. The woman told me they weren’t allowed by the state, it was considered a form of restraint. She lied. I called two other homes and they said they used them and had never heard about a state law saying they couldn’t be used. They said it was a safety things. I talked to a lady with the state who reviewed nursing homes and she said it wasn’t so that the pads could not be used. She was planning to go there because she had other complaints. I asked her to call there and she said she would.
Later I saw where the home was calling while I was talking to my daughter in law who is a nurse.. I did not take the call. If they could not get me on the phone they were to call my daughter. They didn’t .
After I got off the phone I went down to the home. His room was empty and cleaned except for his shoes in the middle of the floor. I sat down to wait thinking he had gone to rehab. A cleaning lady came down the hall and asked if I was okay. I said I was waiting for my husband. She said they sent your husband to the hospital in an ambulance.
I went to the nursing station and they told me he started acting funny after the fall. They said we don’t know when he will be back. I said he won’t be back. That I had been lied to.
When I got to the ER my husband was delirious. They did a lot of blood tests but couldn’t tell me what was wrong. He was admitted to the floor and everything went down from there. He died 28 days later.
I am not saying the fall caused his death but I left my sick husband in their care and he was neglected. When I asked about the pads they said they could put a mattress in the floor. I guess so he could fall on that. I don’t know how he got out of the bed if the rails were up and like I said before he could not walk or even stand up he was so weak. I keep wondering how long he laid and if he was calling for me?
No, I would not recommend this nursing and rehab home. I let him go there because I thought they had a 5 star rating.
If they did they certainly didn’t deserve it. Look elsewhere if you have a loved one who needs to go.
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915 STEWART AVENUE SOUTHEAST, Attalla, AL, 35954
My brother was in Attalla Healthcare & Rehab. It was also a nursing home. They would have activities and stuff, and their exercises and stuff were awesome. It was an older building and some of the
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My brother was in Attalla Healthcare & Rehab. It was also a nursing home. They would have activities and stuff, and their exercises and stuff were awesome. It was an older building and some of the rooms were really gloomy. When he needed the staff for assistance they would either forget or take a really long time to show up. He was not pleased about that.
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My brother was in Attalla Healthcare & Rehab. It was also a nursing home. They would have activities and stuff, and their exercises and stuff were awesome. It was an older building and some of the
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My brother was in Attalla Healthcare & Rehab. It was also a nursing home. They would have activities and stuff, and their exercises and stuff were awesome. It was an older building and some of the rooms were really gloomy. When he needed the staff for assistance they would either forget or take a really long time to show up. He was not pleased about that.
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513 PINEVIEW AVENUE, Glencoe, AL, 35905
Nursing Home Costs in Gadsden, AL
In Gadsden, a semiprivate room in a nursing home costs $6,266 per month and a private room costs about $6,632.
The Cost of Nursing Home Care in Nearby Cities
Comparing the cost of semiprivate rooms throughout the state and nation, nursing home costs in Gadsden are relatively affordable. Costs in the city are $410 lower than the state average and $1,490 lower than the U.S. median price. Gadsden’s nursing home costs are the lowest in the state, at $6,266. In nearby Anniston, seniors pay $6,661 for the same type of care. In Birmingham, nursing home care is $502 more expensive than in Gadsden. Costs are even higher in Daphne, where nursing home residents pay $7,026 per month for a semiprivate room.
The Cost of Other Types of Senior Care
It may also be beneficial for seniors to consider the costs associated with other types of long-term care. Assisted living is the most affordable type of care in Gadsden; at $2,803, it’s less than half the cost of a nursing home. For homemaker services, seniors pay $3,811. Home health care costs about the same as homemaker services in Gadsden. Compared to nursing home care, it’s $2,455 per month more affordable.
Nursing Home (semiprivate room)
Nursing Home (private room)
Financial Assistance for Nursing Home Care in Gadsden, AL
Many seniors and their families use some form of financial assistance to help them pay for nursing care. The main options available are Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans benefits. These programs can be complicated, especially when it comes to benefit terms. Below, we give a brief overview of how these programs may be used towards paying for skilled nursing care.
- Medicare: Medicare will typically cover all skilled nursing costs for the first 20 days of one’s stay in a nursing home and a portion of the costs until day 100. After 100 days in a skilled nursing facility, Medicare will not cover any part of the cost of the stay. While this is adequate when short-term care is needed, those in need of long-term care will need to either pay out-of-pocket or use another source of financial assistance.
- Medicaid: Medicaid covers most of the costs of living in a skilled nursing facility for those who qualify. Care, room, and board are covered with no time limit, but residents may be charged for extras like specially prepared food or cosmetic services. Medicaid eligibility standards are strict and complex, so not all seniors are eligible for Medicaid benefits.
- Veterans Benefits: Veterans receiving a VA pension may also be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit administered by the VA. Aid and Attendance is a monthly allowance that beneficiaries may use to pay for their long-term care, including skilled nursing care.
If these options aren’t available to you, check if your loved one has long-term care insurance or contact your Area Agency on Aging to ask about any local financial assistance programs for seniors.
Free & Low-Cost Resources for Seniors in Gadsden, AL
Gadsden has a selection of resources that serve the aging population. They range from social and errand services that make it easier to live comfortably at home to education and care planning for those considering a transition to long-term residential care.
From this organization, older adults can get help applying for Medicare and other benefits programs. Free legal aid and tax preparation assistance are also available here. The SenioRx program helps elderly people pay for prescription medications.
This agency offers specialized services for older and disabled adults. These include an Emergency Food & Shelter Program, which provides financial assistance for urgent needs like food and bills.
Homebound people can take advantage of this local agency's hot meal services. Each day, volunteers with this organization deliver nutritious lunches to seniors in Gadsden and surrounding communities.
From this faith-based charity, people in need can gain access to household items, food, hygiene products and clothing. This organization also has a financial assistance program that can help cover the costs of transportation, prescriptions, utilities and mortgages.
Alabama's ombudsmen can provide information about the state's long-term care facilities and their services. People in nursing homes can contact these advocates to get help resolving concerns about their care.
