Bungalows at Riverchase is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 2184 Parkway Lake Dr. in Birmingham, Shelby County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D5917 for 38 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
How is Bungalows at Riverchase licensed in Alabama?
With 38 beds on its ADPH license, Bungalows at Riverchase is a congregate facility (17 or more residents) and the same size as the typical (38-bed) license in the seven-county area. 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 | D5917 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 38 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Danielle Moore |
| Phone on file | (205) 403-7400 |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Bungalows at Riverchase find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Bungalows at Riverchase covers a licensure survey completed March 20, 2025 and cites 8 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 33 in 38 beds, about 87% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1001 | 420-5-4-.10 (1) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1201 | 420-5-4-.12 (1) Physical Environment |
| A306 | 420-5-4-.03 (2) (d) Administration |
| A611 | 420-5-4-.06 (4) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A615 | 420-5-4-.06 (7) (j) Care of Residents |
| A617 | 420-5-4-.06 (8) Care of Residents |
| A702 | 420-5-4-.07 (2) Food Service |
| A804 | 420-5-4-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
Topics cited: care of residents (3), sanitation and housekeeping (1), physical environment (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.
How often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Bungalows at Riverchase?
ADPH lists 4 posted survey reports for Bungalows at Riverchase, from 2015 to 2025; the newest is dated March 20, 2025, about 1.6 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 3/20/2025 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 12/14/2022 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 9/20/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 5/21/2015 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Survey types on file: licensure/complaint (2), not labeled (2).
How does Bungalows at Riverchase compare with places nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living in Hoover, a Congregate ALF with 80 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 80 | None posted |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 24 | June 5, 2024 |
| Riverchase Senior Living, LLC | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 101 | None posted |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Memory Care | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 38 | March 15, 2023 |
Which hospitals are near Bungalows at Riverchase?
Bungalows at Riverchase is in Birmingham, ZIP 35244, in Shelby County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, about 7.6 miles away.
Next is Grandview Medical Center at roughly 7.8 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 should families ask Bungalows at Riverchase on a tour?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the March 20, 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 how the facility checks each month that residents can still recognize their own medication packets.
- Get the 30-day notice terms for rate increases in writing; Alabama's resident rights require them.
