Legacy Woods I is a group assisted living facility (ALF) at 101 Jacobs Lane in Hayden, Blount County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D0501 for 16 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Legacy Woods I hold?
ADPH classes Legacy Woods I as a group facility (3 to 16 residents); its 16 licensed beds make it smaller than the 38-bed median across the area's licensed assisted living and memory care. Regular ALFs in Alabama have no fixed staff ratio, just 24-hour coverage with a CPR-certified person on duty.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | D0501 |
| License class (ADPH) | Group Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 16 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Allison Serena |
| Phone on file | (205) 559-2250 |
| Same address | Legacy Woods II (Group SCALF, 16 beds); Legacy Woods III (Group SCALF, 16 beds) |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Legacy Woods I find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Legacy Woods I covers a licensure survey completed October 20, 2021 and cites 7 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 8 in 16 beds, about 50% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1101 | 420-5-4-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A302 | 420-5-4-.03 (1) (e) Administration |
| A405 | 420-5-4-.04 (6) Personnel |
| A504 | 420-5-4-.05 (3) (d) Records and Reports |
| A601 | 420-5-4-.06 (1) Care of Residents |
| A618 | 420-5-4-.06 (9) Care of Residents |
| A702 | 420-5-4-.07 (2) Food Service |
The citations cluster in care of residents (2), fire and safety (1), administration and policies (1), personnel and training (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 Legacy Woods I's inspection history?
ADPH lists 7 posted survey reports for Legacy Woods I, from 2008 to 2021; the newest is dated October 20, 2021, about 5.0 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 10/20/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure |
| 5/30/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 8/11/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/20/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/1/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/24/2010 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/26/2008 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Survey types on file: not labeled (6), licensure (1).
How does Legacy Woods I compare with places nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Magnolia House in Oneonta, a Congregate ALF with 40 beds about 17.6 miles away.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia House | Congregate ALF | 17.6 | 40 | October 6, 2022 |
| The Olive Home, Inc.-Oneonta #2 | Congregate SCALF | 17.6 | 34 | September 28, 2022 |
| Covenant Place of Gardendale | Congregate ALF | 17.7 | 60 | October 1, 2025 |
| Covenant Woods of Gardendale | Congregate SCALF | 17.7 | 32 | October 8, 2025 |
Where is Legacy Woods I and what is nearby?
Legacy Woods I is in Hayden, ZIP 35079, in Blount County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's East, about 23.2 miles away.
Next is Birmingham VA Medical Center at roughly 29.8 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for Blount 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 Legacy Woods I?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the October 20, 2021 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 Group SCALF 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.
