Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 400 University Park Drive in Birmingham, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3707 for 70 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
How is Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) licensed in Alabama?
Specialty care licensing means Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) trains every employee in DETA dementia care before resident contact and, when all 70 beds are filled, staffs at least 9 people on days, 6 on evenings and 5 overnight under Table A.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3707 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 70 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Kaylin Easterling |
| Phone on file | (205) 870-0786 |
| Same address | Brookdale University Park ALF (AL) (Congregate ALF, 60 beds) |
What did ADPH cite at Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) most recently?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) covers a on-site survey completed February 24, 2021 and cites 4 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 38 in 90 beds, about 42% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1101 | 420-5-4-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A602 | 420-5-4-.06 (2) (a) (b) (c) Care of Residents |
| A614 | 420-5-4-.06 (5)(f)(g)(6)(7)(a)-(i) Care of |
| A616 | 420-5-4-.06 (7) (k) (l) (m) (n) (o) Care of |
Topics cited: care of residents (3), fire and safety (1). Compared with the area's 5-tag median it sits at or lower. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
How many ADPH survey reports exist for Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL)?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL), from 2011 to 2023; the newest is dated March 8, 2023, about 3.6 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 3/8/2023 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Initial Licensure |
| 2/24/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Complaint |
| 6/26/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 1/14/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 4/14/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 24, 2021, 4 tags, census 38; June 26, 2019, 6 tags, census 28.
Survey types on file: not labeled (3), initial licensure (1), complaint (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL)?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Redmont Ridge in Birmingham, a Congregate ALF with 48 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redmont Ridge | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 48 | None posted |
| Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 32 | December 8, 2021 |
| Summit Lifecare, LLC | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 34 | None posted |
| Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 2.1 | 46 | January 11, 2023 |
Where is Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) and what is nearby?
Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) is in Birmingham, ZIP 35209, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, about 0.0 miles away.
Next is UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham at roughly 2.1 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for Jefferson County families comes from United Way Area Agency on Aging of Jefferson County (UWAAA) ((205) 458-3330), which also runs the long-term care ombudsman who can visit residents here.
What questions should we bring to Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL)?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the February 24, 2021 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask how the RN's monthly assessments are shared with families and what PSMS score would trigger a move.
- Ask how staff respond to exit-seeking in the late afternoon.
- Ask whether a move to the Congregate ALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask for the rate sheet and how care-level charges are assessed.
