Diversicare of Bessemer provides nursing home, hospice care, memory care, and skilled nursing in Bessemer, Alabama. Memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for a resident who may be at risk of wandering, while hospice care focuses on comfort for someone with a life limiting illness. The range of care services can suit a resident whose needs may change over time while remaining in one community.
The community has 180 beds, placing it among larger communities with more residents and staff. Short Stay Rehabilitation gives a resident a temporary setting for recovery, and Complex Medical Care supports residents with higher acuity medical needs. Total nurse staffing is 4h 18m per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time assigned per resident.
Medicare can help cover short term skilled care after a hospital stay. Medicaid can help when personal savings do not cover a long stay, while private pay means paying directly. Maria Ephraim serves as the administrator.




















