Lakeview Estates is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 2634 Valleydale Road in Birmingham, Shelby County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P5903 for 76 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Lakeview Estates's Alabama license cover?
Lakeview Estates holds Alabama's specialty care license, so with 76 licensed beds its floor under Table A is 10 staff on the day shift, 7 in the evening and 5 overnight when full, plus a registered nurse and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P5903 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 76 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Ashley Paul |
| Phone on file | (205) 981-0001 |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Lakeview Estates find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Lakeview Estates covers a licensure survey completed March 5, 2026 and cites 16 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 46 in 76 beds, about 61% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| A1206 | 420-5-20-.12 (8) Physical Environment |
| A302 | 420-5-20-.03 (e) Administration |
| A401 | 420-5-20-.04 (1) (2) Personnel |
| A501 | 420-5-20-.05 (1) Records and Reports |
| A507 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (g) Records and Reports |
| A508 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (h) Records and Reports |
| A604 | 420-5-20-.06 (3) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Care of |
| A611 | 420-5-20-.06 (4) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A617 | 420-5-20-.06 (6) Care of Residents |
| A618 | 420-5-20-.06 (7) Care of Residents |
| A620 | 420-5-20-.06 (9) (a) Care of Residents |
| A703 | 420-5-20-.07 (3) Food Service |
| A804 | 420-5-20-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
Topics cited: care of residents (5), records and reports (3), physical environment (2), sanitation and housekeeping (1). Compared with the area's 5-tag median it sits higher. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
How many ADPH survey reports exist for Lakeview Estates?
ADPH lists 10 posted survey reports for Lakeview Estates, from 2010 to 2026; the newest is dated March 5, 2026, about 0.7 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 3/5/2026 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 2/25/2026 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Complaint |
| 10/6/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure |
| 8/28/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 2/20/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/2/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/5/2014 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 2/28/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 25, 2026, 0 tags, census 48; October 6, 2021, 1 tag, census 41.
Survey types on file: not labeled (7), licensure/complaint (1), complaint (1), licensure (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Lakeview Estates?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Bungalows at Riverchase in Birmingham, a Congregate ALF with 38 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalows at Riverchase | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 38 | March 20, 2025 |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 80 | None posted |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 24 | June 5, 2024 |
| Riverchase Senior Living, LLC | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 101 | None posted |
What local help is there near Lakeview Estates in Birmingham?
Lakeview Estates is in Birmingham, ZIP 35244, in Shelby County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, about 7.6 miles away.
Next is Grandview Medical Center at roughly 7.8 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for Shelby County families comes from Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging (M4A) (205-670-5770), which also runs the long-term care ombudsman who can visit residents here.
What questions should we bring to Lakeview Estates?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the March 5, 2026 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask which changes in walking, eating or behavior would mean your parent has to leave under the PSMS limit.
- Ask how many staff work overnight compared with the Table A minimum of 5.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
