Assisted Living and Memory Care
Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care
3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, AL 35210 · Map
Licensed for 34 residents
Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 34 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
Area costs
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last survey posted: Apr 8, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 34 residents
Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Regular) P3713.
Nearest emergency room
4.0 miles
St. Vincent'S East, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care this community | 34 | Not published | Active | 3 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints | |
| Kirkwood by the River (Assisted Living) | 0.0 mi | 46 | Not published | Active | 0 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints |
| St. Martin's-In-The-Pines Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility | 4.6 mi | 51 | Not published | Active | 17 deficiencies, 1 substantiated complaints |
| St. Martins in the Pines Assisted Living Facility | 4.6 mi | 71 | Not published | Active | 11 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints |
| Salterra Senior Living at Peachtree | 5.1 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | 10 deficiencies, 2 substantiated complaints |
State inspection record3 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints
- License status
- Regular
- Last survey posted
- April 8, 2026
- Surveys posted
- 1
- Deficiencies cited
- 3
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
Surveys
- April 8, 2026 (Licensure/Complaint): 3 deficiencies cited, 2 complaints unsubstantiated report plan of correction
The deficient practices resulted in the potential for harm to all residents and require a plan of correction.- Records and Reports: Residents' Rights. ADPH found: “The facility failed to maintain required postings.” 420-5-20-.05(3)(d)
- Physical Environment: Buildings and Grounds. ADPH found: “The facility failed to ensure the building was safe for residents and building occupants.” 420-5-20-.12(1)
- Physical Environment: General Building Requirements - Group and Congregate. ADPH found: “The building was not kept in good repair.” 420-5-20-.12(5)
ADPH also lists 4 earlier surveys, back to 2009.
Search ADPH’s deficiency reports for license P3713 →
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 34 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.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility (Regular)
- License number
- P3713
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 34
- County
- Jefferson County
- Administrator
- Jeff Burchfield
Source: Alabama state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Alabama licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.0 mi, nursing home 0.0 mi, pharmacy 4.8 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St. Vincent'S East, Birmingham. 4.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Kirkwood by the River, Birmingham. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health, Trussville. 7.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 4.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35210 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Birmingham East Dialysis, Birmingham, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Montclair, Birmingham, 4.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Fmc Trussville, Birmingham, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35210.
Gentiva Birmingham, office in Birmingham, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Oasis Healthcare - Moody, office in Birmingham, 4.6 miles away, straight line
Southerncare New Beacon N Birmingham, office in Birmingham, 7.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- American Family Care, LLC, Birmingham. 5.2 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in April 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Provider Standards inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care provide?
Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care is licensed by the state of Alabama for assisted living, memory care in Birmingham, Alabama. Its licensed capacity is 34 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care?
No. We publish state licensing details for Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care cost?
Assisted Living in Alabama typically starts at $4,000 to $8,300 a month. Based on 24 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care?
Visit Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care at 3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, AL 35210.
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