Legacy Woods III is a group specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 101 Jacobs Lane in Hayden, Blount County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P0504 for 16 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Legacy Woods III hold?
Legacy Woods III holds Alabama's specialty care license, so with 16 licensed beds its floor under Table A is 2 staff on the day shift, 2 in the evening and 2 overnight when full, plus a registered nurse and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P0504 |
| License class (ADPH) | Group Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 16 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Allison Serena |
| Phone on file | (205) 674-7410 |
| Same address | Legacy Woods I (Group ALF, 16 beds); Legacy Woods II (Group SCALF, 16 beds) |
What did ADPH cite at Legacy Woods III most recently?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Legacy Woods III covers a licensure survey completed October 20, 2021 and cites 9 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 10 in 16 beds, about 62% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1101 | 420-5-20-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A302 | 420-5-20-.03 (e) Administration |
| A406 | 420-5-20-.04 (9) Personnel |
| A504 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (d) 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 |
| A618 | 420-5-20-.06 (7) Care of Residents |
| A621 | 420-5-20-.06 (9) (b) Care of Residents |
| A702 | 420-5-20-.07 (2) Food Service |
The citations cluster in care of residents (3), records and reports (2), fire and safety (1), administration and policies (1). That is more than the 5-tag median for the newest reports in the seven counties. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
What is Legacy Woods III's inspection history?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Legacy Woods III, from 2013 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 |
| 2/18/2015 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/20/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: May 30, 2018, 2 tags, census 11; August 11, 2016, 5 tags, census 15.
Survey types on file: not labeled (4), licensure (1).
How does Legacy Woods III 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 III and what is nearby?
Legacy Woods III 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 does Legacy Woods III's record suggest asking?
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 how the RN's monthly assessments are shared with families and what PSMS score would trigger a move.
- Ask how many staff work overnight compared with the Table A minimum of 2.
- Ask whether a move to the Group 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.
