Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Birmingham, AL

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Birmingham
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on September 29, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Birmingham has a total of 39 active skilled nursing facilities and 4,427 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Birmingham of 739,573, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 167.06 persons in Birmingham. There were 3,751 residents in nursing homes as September 29, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 84.73 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Birmingham has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Birmingham and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.52	0.60 / 0.66
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.34	2.40 / 2.26
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.75	0.81 / 0.88
All Staff	3.62	3.82 / 3.80

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Alabama.

COVID-19 Infections in Birmingham Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Birmingham there were a total of 3 new cases and 3 new deaths among residents for the week ending September 29, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Birmingham

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Birmingham Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Birmingham, AL. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Birmingham

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Birmingham based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Greenbriar at The Altamont Skilled Nursing Facilit 2831 HIGHLAND AVENUE SOUTH BIRMINGHAM, AL	17.33
Kirkwood By The River 3605 RATLIFF ROAD BIRMINGHAM, AL	12.67
Trussville Health and Rehabilitation Center 119 WATTERSON PARKWAY TRUSSVILLE, AL	18.67
St Martin's In The Pines 4941 MONTEVALLO ROAD IRONDALE, AL	18.67
Shelby Ridge Nursing Home 881 3RD STREET NORTHEAST ALABASTER, AL	20.67
Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation, LLC 22969 HIGHWAY 25 COLUMBIANA, AL	15.33
Ridgeway Rehabilitation and Senior Living 4201 BESSEMER SUPER HIGHWAY BESSEMER, AL	39.00
Cordova Health and Rehabilitation, LLC 70 HIGHLAND STREET WEST CORDOVA, AL	20.00
Baron House of Hueytown 190 BROOKLANE DRIVE HUEYTOWN, AL	31.33
Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East 733 MARY VANN LANE BIRMINGHAM, AL	200.17 /

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Birmingham based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
North Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr, LLC 200 NORTH PINE HILL ROAD BIRMINGHAM, AL	43.17
Magnolia Ridge 420 DEAN DRIVE GARDENDALE, AL	42.00
Self Skilled Nursing and Rehab 131 EAST CREST ROAD HUEYTOWN, AL	57.33
Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River 3070 HEALTHY WAY VESTAVIA, AL	52.00
Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Hoover, LLC 575 SOUTHLAND DRIVE HOOVER, AL	64.83
Brookdale University Park Snf (al) 501 UNIVERSITY PARK DRIVE BIRMINGHAM, AL	45.33
Caregivers of Pleasant Grove, Inc 700 FIRST AVENUE PLEASANT GROVE, AL	48.83
Cherry Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 1250 JEFF GERMANY PARKWAY BIRMINGHAM, AL	32.00
Legacy Health and Rehabilitation of Pleasant Grove 30 7TH STREET PLEASANT GROVE, AL	44.67
West Hill Health and Rehab 1028 BESSEMER RD BIRMINGHAM, AL	22.00

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