Assisted Living
The Ridge at Meadowbrook
700 Corporate Ridge Road, Birmingham, AL 35242 · Map
Licensed for 50 residents
The Ridge at Meadowbrook is a state-licensed assisted living community in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 50 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
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Area costs
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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: Jul 31, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 50 residents
Assisted Living Facility (Regular) D5987.
Nearest emergency room
3.5 miles
Grandview Medical Center, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook this community | 50 | Not published | Active | 8 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints | |
| The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF | 0.0 mi | 40 | Not published | Active | 9 deficiencies, 4 substantiated complaints |
| Danberry at Inverness | 0.8 mi | 56 | $4,000/mo | Active | 2 deficiencies, 1 substantiated complaints |
| Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness | 0.8 mi | 24 | $4,000/mo | Active | 5 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints |
| Memory Care at Somerby at St. Vincent's One Nineteen | 1.4 mi | 24 | Not published | Active | 0 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints |
State inspection record8 deficiencies, 0 substantiated complaints
- License status
- Regular
- Last survey posted
- July 31, 2025
- Surveys posted
- 2
- Deficiencies cited
- 8
- Substantiated complaints
- 0
Surveys
- July 31, 2025 (Licensure/Complaint): 8 deficiencies cited, 6 complaints unsubstantiated report plan of correction
The deficiencies cited pose a potential risk of harm to the residents and require a plan of correction.- Care of Residents: Initial Physical Examination. ADPH found: “Residents' Initial Physical Examinations were not complete.” 420-5-4-.06(2)(a)(b)(c)
- Care of Residents: Personal Care and Services. ADPH found: “Residents' facility care plans were not current and did not contain appropriate interventions to meet the residents' care needs.” 420-5-4-.06(4)(a)(b)
- Care of Residents: Disposal of Medications. ADPH found: “Disposition of residents' medications upon discharge from the facility was not documented.” 420-5-4-.06(8)
- Laundry: General. ADPH found: “A laundry area was not kept free of lint.” 420-5-4-.09(1)(2)
- Sanitation and Housekeeping: Sanitation. ADPH found: “Hot water accessible to residents exceeded the allowed temperature.” 420-5-4-.10(1)
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- Fire and Safety: General. ADPH found: “The facility failed to conduct fire drills as required.” 420-5-4-.11(1)
- Physical Environment: Buildings and Grounds. ADPH found: “The facility failed to maintain an Electrical Room in safe operating condition.” 420-5-4-.12(1)
- Physical Environment: Building Requirements - Group Assisted Living Facilities. ADPH found: “Smoke barrier doors failed to function properly upon activation of the fire alarm system.” 420-5-4-.12(7)
- November 29, 2022 (Initial Licensure): no deficiencies cited report
Search ADPH’s deficiency reports for license D5987 →
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 50 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
- Assisted Living Facility (Regular)
- License number
- D5987
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- County
- Shelby County
- Administrator
- Joel A. Burdette
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 3.5 mi, nursing home 2.8 mi, pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River, Vestavia. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Prohealth Home Health, LLC, Birmingham. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 35242 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Greystone Dialysis, Birmingham, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Imperial Home Dialysis, Birmingham, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fkc Oak Mountain, Birmingham, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 35242.
Acg Hospice-Birmingham, office in Birmingham, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Compassus Hospice And Palliative Care-Birmingham, office in Birmingham, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Amedisys Hospice Of Birmingham, office in Homewood, 6.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rosewood Hills Healthcare PC, Birmingham. 2.5 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 high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively low. 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 July 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- 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?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
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 very 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 The Ridge at Meadowbrook provide?
The Ridge at Meadowbrook is licensed by the state of Alabama for assisted living in Birmingham, Alabama. Its licensed capacity is 50 residents.
Does Lilisity rate The Ridge at Meadowbrook?
No. We publish state licensing details for The Ridge at Meadowbrook 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 The Ridge at Meadowbrook 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. The Ridge at Meadowbrook does not publish its prices.
How do I contact The Ridge at Meadowbrook?
Visit The Ridge at Meadowbrook at 700 Corporate Ridge Road, Birmingham, AL 35242.
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