Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 570 Southland Drive in Hoover, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3701 for 90 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center's Alabama license cover?
At a full census of 90, Table A of r. 420-5-20-.04 requires Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center to have at least 12 staff on duty from 7 AM to 3 PM, 8 from 3 to 11 PM and 6 overnight, and as a SCALF it must employ an RN and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3701 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 90 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Barbara Chatman |
| Phone on file | (205) 823-2393 |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center covers a on-site survey completed May 28, 2026 and cites 2 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 40 in 90 beds, about 44% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1203 | 420-5-20-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| A508 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (h) Records and Reports |
Grouped by topic: physical environment (1), records and reports (1). Compared with the area's 5-tag median it sits at or lower. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
What is Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center's inspection history?
ADPH lists 10 posted survey reports for Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center, from 2010 to 2026; the newest is dated May 28, 2026, about 0.4 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 5/28/2026 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 8/18/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/20/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 3/10/2022 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 1/28/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 12/19/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 5/22/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/14/2017 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Survey types on file: not labeled (6), licensure/complaint (4).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Bungalows at Riverchase in Birmingham, a Congregate ALF with 38 beds about 3.3 miles away.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalows at Riverchase | Congregate ALF | 3.3 | 38 | March 20, 2025 |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | 3.3 | 80 | None posted |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 3.3 | 24 | June 5, 2024 |
| Riverchase Senior Living, LLC | Congregate ALF | 3.3 | 101 | None posted |
Where is Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center and what is nearby?
Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center is in Hoover, ZIP 35226, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, about 4.3 miles away.
Next is Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital at roughly 4.9 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for Jefferson County families comes from United Way Area Agency on Aging of Jefferson County (UWAAA) ((205) 458-3330), which also runs the long-term care ombudsman who can visit residents here.
What should families ask Briar Glen Alzheimer's Special Care Center on a tour?
Start with the record: ask what changed in physical environment after the May 28, 2026 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask to meet the registered nurse and how often the medical director sees residents.
- Ask how many staff work overnight compared with the Table A minimum of 6.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
