Fair Haven - Assisted Living is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 1424 Montclair Road in Birmingham, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D3702 for 76 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Fair Haven - Assisted Living's Alabama license cover?
With 76 beds on its ADPH license, Fair Haven - Assisted Living is a congregate facility (17 or more residents) and larger than the typical (38-bed) license in the seven-county area. No numeric staffing ratio applies to a regular Alabama ALF; the rule asks for enough staff around the clock.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | D3702 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 76 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Nonprofit Corporation |
| Administrator on file | Earnestine Thompson |
| Phone on file | (205) 956-4150 |
| Same address | Fair Haven - Specialty Care (Congregate SCALF, 64 beds); Fair Haven (Skilled nursing facility, 259 beds) |
How did Fair Haven - Assisted Living do on its newest ADPH survey?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Fair Haven - Assisted Living covers a licensure survey completed March 5, 2025 and cites 8 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 55 in 76 beds, about 72% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1002 | 420-5-4-.10 (2) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1101 | 420-5-4-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A1203 | 420-5-4-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| A405 | 420-5-4-.04 (6) Personnel |
| A504 | 420-5-4-.05 (3) (d) Records and Reports |
| A507 | 420-5-4-.05 (3) (g) Records and Reports |
| 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 |
Grouped by topic: records and reports (2), care of residents (2), sanitation and housekeeping (1), fire and safety (1). Locally, newest reports cite a median of 5 tags; this one is above it. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
How often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Fair Haven - Assisted Living?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Fair Haven - Assisted Living, from 2011 to 2025; the newest is dated March 5, 2025, about 1.7 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 4/2/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 1/12/2017 | Life Safety Code Deficiencies | Follow Up |
| 3/9/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 4/21/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: April 2, 2019, 8 tags, census 42; January 12, 2017, 0 tags.
Survey types on file: not labeled (3), licensure/complaint (1), follow up (1).
How does Fair Haven - Assisted Living compare with places nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Kirkwood by the River in Birmingham, a Congregate ALF with 46 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkwood by the River | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 46 | October 7, 2021 |
| St. Martins in the Pines Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 71 | None posted |
| Kirkwood by the River Specialty Care | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 34 | April 8, 2026 |
| St. Martin's-In-The-Pines Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 51 | January 31, 2025 |
Which hospitals are near Fair Haven - Assisted Living?
Fair Haven - Assisted Living is in Birmingham, ZIP 35210, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's East, about 5.3 miles away.
Next is Birmingham VA Medical Center at roughly 8.0 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 should families ask Fair Haven - Assisted Living on a tour?
Start with the record: ask what changed in records and reports after the March 5, 2025 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask whether any current residents have moved to memory care this year and where.
- Ask how the facility checks each month that residents can still recognize their own medication packets.
- Ask whether a move to the Congregate SCALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask for the rate sheet and how care-level charges are assessed.
