Kirkwood By The River in Birmingham, AL

Kirkwood By The River is a medicare certified nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. It is located in Jefferson county at 3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35210. You can reach out to the office of Kirkwood By The River via phone at (205) 956-2184. This skilled nursing facility has 61 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 62.3%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Presbyterian Retirement Homes Of Birmingham, Inc. and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Church Related.

Kirkwood By The River (Medicare CCN 015457) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2006 (18 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2019.

Contact Information

Kirkwood By The River
3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35210
(205) 956-2184

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Nursing Home Profile

NameKirkwood By The River
Location3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, Alabama
Certified ByMedicare
No. of Certified Beds61
Occupancy Rate62.3%
Medicare ID (CCN)015457
Legal Business NamePresbyterian Retirement Homes Of Birmingham, Inc.
Ownership TypeNon Profit - Church Related

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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:

Number of Facility Reported Incidents0
Number of Substantiated Complaints0
Number of Fines0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars$0
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Patients' Stay Experience:

The resident survey data of Kirkwood By The River is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience MeasureProviderNational Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2014.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight12.55.51
Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder048.41
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.931.79
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection7.692.65
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms0.735.05
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained00.23
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.743.36
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10093.87
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication42.9614.2
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine10083.88
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.721.79
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened26.5517.09
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication32.7719.7
Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers4.767.32
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine10095.98
Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function6367.99
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine90.2582.93

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