Legacy Ridge Trussville is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 7868 Gadsden Highway in Trussville, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D3779 for 55 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Legacy Ridge Trussville hold?
ADPH classes Legacy Ridge Trussville as a congregate facility (17 or more residents); its 55 licensed beds make it larger than the 38-bed median across the area's licensed assisted living and memory care. Unlike a SCALF, it has no Table A minimum; staffing must simply meet residents' needs at all hours.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | D3779 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 55 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Caleb Brink |
| Phone on file | (205) 661-9940 |
| Same address | Legacy Ridge Memory Care (Group SCALF, 16 beds) |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Legacy Ridge Trussville find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Legacy Ridge Trussville covers a licensure survey completed December 4, 2025 and cites 8 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 34 in 55 beds, about 62% full.
The surveyors' notes say 3 complaints were investigated during that visit.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1101 | 420-5-4-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A1203 | 420-5-4-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| A604 | 420-5-4-.06 (3) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A612 | 420-5-4-.06 (4) (c) (d) (e) (f) Care of Residents |
| A619 | 420-5-4-.06 (10) Care of Residents |
| A702 | 420-5-4-.07 (2) Food Service |
| A804 | 420-5-4-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
| A901 | 420-5-4-.09 (1) (2) Laundry |
Topics cited: care of residents (3), fire and safety (1), physical environment (1), food service (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 often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Legacy Ridge Trussville?
ADPH lists 8 posted survey reports for Legacy Ridge Trussville, from 2010 to 2025; the newest is dated December 4, 2025, about 0.9 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 12/4/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 5/22/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 10/10/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/1/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/23/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 1/31/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 4/6/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/11/2010 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: May 22, 2019, 2 tags, census 45; October 10, 2018, 6 tags, census 45.
Survey types on file: not labeled (7), licensure/complaint (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Legacy Ridge Trussville?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Salterra Senior Living at Peachtree in Trussville, a Congregate ALF with 32 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salterra Senior Living at Peachtree | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 32 | None posted |
| Fair Haven - Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | 9.9 | 76 | March 5, 2025 |
| Kirkwood by the River | Congregate ALF | 9.9 | 46 | October 7, 2021 |
| St. Martins in the Pines Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 9.9 | 71 | None posted |
Where is Legacy Ridge Trussville and what is nearby?
Legacy Ridge Trussville is in Trussville, ZIP 35173, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's East, about 5.5 miles away.
Next is UAB St. Vincent's St.Clair at roughly 15.9 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 Legacy Ridge Trussville on a tour?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the December 4, 2025 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask where residents usually go when dementia progresses, since this license cannot secure the doors.
- Ask how the facility checks each month that residents can still recognize their own medication packets.
- Ask whether a move to the Group SCALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
