Fair Haven - Specialty Care is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 1424 Montclair Road in Birmingham, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3709 for 64 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Fair Haven - Specialty Care hold?
Specialty care licensing means Fair Haven - Specialty Care trains every employee in DETA dementia care before resident contact and, when all 64 beds are filled, staffs at least 8 people on days, 6 on evenings and 4 overnight under Table A.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3709 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 64 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Nonprofit Corporation |
| Administrator on file | Earnestine Thompson |
| Phone on file | (205) 956-4150 |
| Same address | Fair Haven - Assisted Living (Congregate ALF, 76 beds); Fair Haven (Skilled nursing facility, 259 beds) |
How did Fair Haven - Specialty Care do on its newest ADPH survey?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Fair Haven - Specialty Care covers a licensure survey completed March 5, 2025 and cites 9 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 19 in 64 beds, about 30% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1001 | 420-5-20-.10 (1) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1002 | 420-5-20-.10 (2) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1101 | 420-5-20-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A1203 | 420-5-20-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| A403 | 420-5-20-.04 (4) Personnel |
| A406 | 420-5-20-.04 (9) Personnel |
| A504 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (d) Records and Reports |
| A507 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (g) Records and Reports |
| A613 | 420-5-20-.06 (5) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Care of |
Topics cited: sanitation and housekeeping (2), personnel and training (2), records and reports (2), fire and safety (1). Compared with the area's 5-tag median it sits higher. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
What is Fair Haven - Specialty Care's inspection history?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Fair Haven - Specialty Care, 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 |
| 2/16/2017 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/9/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 4/21/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: April 2, 2019, 11 tags, census 20; February 16, 2017, 0 tags.
Survey types on file: not labeled (4), licensure/complaint (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Fair Haven - Specialty Care?
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 |
Where is Fair Haven - Specialty Care and what is nearby?
Fair Haven - Specialty Care 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 does Fair Haven - Specialty Care's record suggest asking?
Start with the record: ask what changed in sanitation and housekeeping after the March 5, 2025 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask to meet the registered nurse and how often the medical director sees residents.
- 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.
- Get the 30-day notice terms for rate increases in writing; Alabama's resident rights require them.
