Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 415 Cook Springs Road in Pell City, St. Clair County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D5802 for 44 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility's Alabama license cover?
ADPH classes Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility as a congregate facility (17 or more residents); its 44 licensed beds make it larger than the 38-bed median across the area's licensed assisted living and memory care. No numeric staffing ratio applies to a regular Alabama ALF; the rule asks for enough staff around the clock.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | D5802 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 44 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Randolph Pickell |
| Phone on file | (205) 338-2221 |
| Same address | Village at Cook Springs Skilled Nursing Facility (Skilled nursing facility, 168 beds) |
What did ADPH cite at Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility most recently?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility covers a licensure survey completed June 11, 2025 and cites 7 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 23 in 68 beds, about 34% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A403 | 420-5-4-.04 (4) Personnel |
| A405 | 420-5-4-.04 (6) Personnel |
| A507 | 420-5-4-.05 (3) (g) Records and Reports |
| A613 | 420-5-4-.06 (5) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Care of |
| A618 | 420-5-4-.06 (9) Care of Residents |
| A804 | 420-5-4-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
| A901 | 420-5-4-.09 (1) (2) Laundry |
Grouped by topic: personnel and training (2), care of residents (2), records and reports (1), physical facilities (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.
How often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility?
ADPH lists 4 posted survey reports for Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility, from 2010 to 2025; the newest is dated June 11, 2025, about 1.4 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 6/11/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure |
| 8/1/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 10/30/2014 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 1/22/2010 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: August 1, 2018, 11 tags, census 60; October 30, 2014, 9 tags, census 58.
Survey types on file: not labeled (3), licensure (1).
How does Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility compare with places nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home Freedom Court in Pell City, a Congregate ALF with 80 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col. Robert L. Howard State Veterans Home Freedom Court | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 80 | April 8, 2026 |
| Oak Circle Assisted Living, LLC | Group ALF | same ZIP | 16 | June 12, 2025 |
| Legacy Ridge Trussville | Congregate ALF | 15.9 | 55 | December 4, 2025 |
| Salterra Senior Living at Peachtree | Congregate ALF | 15.9 | 32 | None posted |
Where is Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility and what is nearby?
Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility is in Pell City, ZIP 35125, in St. Clair County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's St.Clair, about 0.0 miles away.
Next is UAB St. Vincent's East at roughly 20.6 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for St. Clair 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 Village at Cook Springs Assisted Living Facility's record suggest asking?
Start with the record: ask what changed in personnel and training after the June 11, 2025 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask what happens if your parent later needs a secured unit; a regular ALF cannot restrict exits.
- Ask which pharmacy packages the unit doses and who reviews medication errors.
- Ask whether a move to the Skilled nursing facility 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.
