St Martin's in the Pines

Working at St Martin's in the Pines

St Martin's in the Pines is a 128-bed nursing home in Irondale, Alabama. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 63% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 211 Alabama nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 40%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 87% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells a different story. Residents here receive about 43 minutes of RN time per day, against 40 minutes across Alabama. That is more RN coverage than 67% of Alabama nursing homes. CMS gives St Martin's in the Pines a staffing rating of 3 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 54.5% here compared with 47% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

• Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
• RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

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