The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 700 Corporate Ridge Road in Birmingham, Shelby County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3733 for 40 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
How is The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF licensed in Alabama?
At a full census of 40, Table A of r. 420-5-20-.04 requires The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF to have at least 5 staff on duty from 7 AM to 3 PM, 4 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 | P3733 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 40 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Joel A. Burdette |
| Phone on file | (659) 262-2740 |
| Same address | The Ridge at Meadowbrook (Family ALF, 50 beds) |
What did ADPH cite at The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF most recently?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF covers a licensure survey completed July 17, 2025 and cites 9 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 34 in 40 beds, about 85% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1001 | 420-5-20-.10 (1) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1101 | 420-5-20-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A1203 | 420-5-20-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| 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 |
| A616 | 420-5-20-.06 (5) (i) (j) (k) (l) (m) Care of |
| A617 | 420-5-20-.06 (6) Care of Residents |
| A804 | 420-5-20-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
Topics cited: care of residents (4), sanitation and housekeeping (1), fire and safety (1), physical environment (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 The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF's inspection history?
ADPH lists 2 posted survey reports for The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF, from 2022 to 2025; the newest is dated July 17, 2025, about 1.3 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 7/17/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 11/29/2022 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Initial Licensure |
Earlier reports we read: November 29, 2022, 0 tags.
Survey types on file: licensure/complaint (1), initial licensure (1).
What are the alternatives to The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF nearby?
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 |
Which hospitals are near The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF?
The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF is in Birmingham, 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 The Ridge at Meadowbrook SCALF?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the July 17, 2025 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 staff respond to exit-seeking in the late afternoon.
- Ask whether a move to the Family ALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
