Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 235 Inverness Center Drive in Hoover, Shelby County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3724 for 24 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness hold?
At a full census of 24, Table A of r. 420-5-20-.04 requires Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness to have at least 3 staff on duty from 7 AM to 3 PM, 3 from 3 to 11 PM and 3 overnight, and as a SCALF it must employ an RN and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3724 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 24 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Jaclyn Gardner |
| Phone on file | (205) 443-9510 |
| Same address | Danberry at Inverness (Congregate ALF, 56 beds) |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness covers a licensure survey completed May 1, 2024 and cites 5 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 21 in 24 beds, about 88% full.
The surveyors' notes say 1 complaint was investigated during that visit.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1001 | 420-5-20-.10 (1) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A508 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (h) Records and Reports |
| A605 | 420-5-20-.06 (3) (f) Care of Residents |
| A611 | 420-5-20-.06 (4) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A802 | 420-5-20-.08 (2) Physical Facilities |
Grouped by topic: care of residents (2), sanitation and housekeeping (1), records and reports (1), physical facilities (1). That is no 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.
How often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness, from 2015 to 2024; the newest is dated April 25, 2024, about 2.5 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 4/25/2024 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 2/25/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Complaint |
| 9/19/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 7/13/2017 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/1/2015 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 25, 2021, 1 tag, census 24; September 19, 2019, 2 tags, census 22.
Survey types on file: not labeled (3), licensure/complaint (1), complaint (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Danberry at Inverness in Hoover, a Congregate ALF with 56 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danberry at Inverness | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 56 | November 18, 2025 |
| Longleaf at Liberty Park | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 90 | None posted |
| Monarch Grove Greystone ALF | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 87 | None posted |
| Somerby at St. Vincent's One Nineteen | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 56 | March 31, 2022 |
Where is Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness and what is nearby?
Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness is in Hoover, ZIP 35242, in Shelby County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Grandview Medical Center, about 4.2 miles away.
Next is Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital at roughly 8.6 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 Specialty Care at Danberry at Inverness?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the May 1, 2024 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.
