Gardens of Pelham is a group assisted living facility (ALF) at 2124 Old Montgomery Highway in Pelham, Shelby County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D5916 for 16 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Gardens of Pelham hold?
ADPH classes Gardens of Pelham as a group facility (3 to 16 residents); its 16 licensed beds make it smaller than the 38-bed median across the area's licensed assisted living and memory care. Unlike a SCALF, it has no Table A minimum; staffing must simply meet residents' needs at all hours.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | D5916 |
| License class (ADPH) | Group Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 16 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Rebecca Dennis |
| Phone on file | (205) 402-9922 |
| Same address | Gardens of Pelham II (Group ALF, 16 beds) |
How did Gardens of Pelham do on its newest ADPH survey?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Gardens of Pelham covers a licensure survey completed November 14, 2024 and cites 3 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 14 in 16 beds, about 88% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A611 | 420-5-4-.06 (4) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A702 | 420-5-4-.07 (2) Food Service |
| A804 | 420-5-4-.08 (4) Physical Facilities |
Grouped by topic: care of residents (1), food service (1), physical facilities (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.
How many ADPH survey reports exist for Gardens of Pelham?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Gardens of Pelham, from 2014 to 2024; the newest is dated November 14, 2024, about 2.0 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 11/14/2024 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure |
| 2/26/2020 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 10/24/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 11/2/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 2/27/2014 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 26, 2020, 2 tags, census 14; October 24, 2018, 13 tags, census 15.
Survey types on file: not labeled (4), licensure (1).
How does Gardens of Pelham compare with places nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Chelsea's Hidden Acres in Chelsea, a Group ALF with 16 beds about 4.6 miles away.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea's Hidden Acres | Group ALF | 4.6 | 16 | November 23, 2021 |
| Bungalows at Riverchase | Congregate ALF | 5.3 | 38 | March 20, 2025 |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | 5.3 | 80 | None posted |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 5.3 | 24 | June 5, 2024 |
Where is Gardens of Pelham and what is nearby?
Gardens of Pelham is in Pelham, ZIP 35124, in Shelby County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Shelby Hospital, about 7.4 miles away.
Next is Grandview Medical Center at roughly 8.2 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 does Gardens of Pelham's record suggest asking?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the November 14, 2024 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask whether any current residents have moved to memory care this year and where.
- Ask how the facility checks each month that residents can still recognize their own medication packets.
- Ask whether a move to the Group ALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
