Kauhale Byrd Springs

License status

Regular

Last survey posted

July 28, 2022

Surveys posted

1

Deficiencies cited

21

Substantiated complaints

3

Surveys

• July 28, 2022 (Licensure/Complaint): 21 deficiencies cited, 3 complaints substantiated, 2 complaints unsubstantiated report
  The deficiencies cited pose a risk of harm to the residents and require a plan of correction.
  • Personnel: Employee Screening. ADPH found: “The facility failed to screen employees as required.” ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.04(3)
  • Personnel: Personnel Records. ADPH found: “The facility failed to maintain complete employee files.” 420-5-4-.04(4)
  • Personnel: Training. ADPH found: “The facility failed to ensure all employees received required initial training prior to resident contact.” ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.04(6)
  • Records and Reports: Residents' Rights. ADPH found: “The facility failed to allow residents to freely come and go from home.” Cited as a result of a complaint investigation. ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.05(3)(d)
  • Care of Residents: Medical Direction and Supervision. ADPH found: “The facility failed to follow physicians' orders for medication assistance and care of residents.” 420-5-4-.06(1)
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  • Care of Residents: Initial Assessment. ADPH found: “Facility staff failed to provide adequate health supervision of residents.” ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.06(3)(a)(b)
  • Care of Residents: Personal Care and Services. ADPH found: “The facility failed to maintain resident care plans which addressed the current care needs of the residents with appropriate interventions.” Cited as a result of a complaint investigation. ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.06(4)(a)(b)
  • Care of Residents: Medications. ADPH found: “A resident was unable to correctly utilize the unit dose package system and protect self from a medication error.” 420-5-4-.06(5)(f)(g)(6)(7)(a)
  • Care of Residents. ADPH found: “The facility staff failed to record the application site of a transdermal patch on the MAR.” 420-5-4-.06(7)(j)
  • Care of Residents. ADPH found: “The facility failed to maintain pharmacy packaging for a resident's medications.” 420-5-4-.06(7)(k)(l)(m)(n)(o)
  • Care of Residents: Disposal of Medications. ADPH found: “The facility failed to properly document disposal of medications upon discharge of a resident.” ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.06(8)
  • Care of Residents: Oxygen Therapy. ADPH found: “Residents' oxygen use was not documented by facility staff.” 420-5-4-.06(9)
  • Care of Residents: Admission. ADPH found: “The facility admitted a resident who did not meet the admission criteria for an assisted living facility.” 420-5-4-.06(11)(a)
  • Care of Residents: Retention. ADPH found: “The facility retained a resident who did not meet the criteria for an assisted living facility.” 420-5-4-.06(11)(b)
  • Food Service: Food Handling Procedures. ADPH found: “The facility failed to follow proper food handling procedures in the dining room.” 420-5-4-.07(2)
  • Food Service: Dietary Service. ADPH found: “The facility failed to offer the residents their food preferences and adapt the menu to their eating habits.” 420-5-4-.07(3)
  • Physical Facilities: Food Service Facilities. ADPH found: “The facility failed to keep the beverage counter and cabinets clean and in good repair in the dining room.” 420-5-4-.08(4)
  • Laundry: General. ADPH found: “The residents' laundry room did not have working dryers.” 420-5-4-.09(1)(2)
  • Sanitation and Housekeeping: Sanitation. ADPH found: “The facility was not kept free from objectionable odors.” Cited as a result of a complaint investigation. 420-5-4-.10(1)
  • Sanitation and Housekeeping: Housekeeping and Physical Plant Maintenance. ADPH found: “Housekeeping and maintenance failed to provide services necessary to maintain a sanitary and comfortable interior for the residents.” Cited as a result of a complaint investigation. ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.10(2)
  • Fire and Safety: General. ADPH found: “The sprinkler system had not been inspected at least semiannually.” ADPH noted this as a repeat deficiency from the survey of SEPTEMBER 26, 2019. 420-5-4-.11(1)

ADPH also lists 7 earlier surveys, back to 2006.

Search ADPH’s deficiency reports for license D4525 →

ADPH posts each survey’s Statement of Deficiencies as a PDF (older ones are scans, which we read by OCR). From each report we show the deficiency tags, the rules they cite, ADPH’s own one-sentence finding and the complaint outcomes ADPH states; each cited rule is named in the rule’s own words (Alabama Administrative Code, chapter 420-5-4 for assisted living and 420-5-20 for specialty care assisted living). The report, and the facility’s plan of correction when ADPH posts it, are the official record. Some reports list a complaint as substantiated with no deficiency cited; we show both as ADPH wrote them. This community is licensed for 113 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Provider Standards, data as of October 15, 2026, showing surveys from the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.