Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 2831 Highland Avenue South in Birmingham, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D3736 for 46 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility's Alabama license cover?
ADPH classes Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility as a congregate facility (17 or more residents); its 46 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 | D3736 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 46 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Jennifer Shunnarah |
| Phone on file | (205) 323-2724 |
| Same address | Greenbriar at the Altamont Skilled Nursing Facility (Skilled nursing facility, 95 beds) |
How did Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility do on its newest ADPH survey?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility covers a licensure and complaint survey completed January 11, 2023 and cites 2 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 27 in 46 beds, about 59% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A405 | 420-5-4-.04 (6) Personnel |
| A601 | 420-5-4-.06 (1) Care of Residents |
Topics cited: personnel and training (1), care of residents (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 Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility?
ADPH lists 6 posted survey reports for Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility, from 2005 to 2023; the newest is dated January 11, 2023, about 3.8 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2023 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 8/29/2018 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 2/22/2017 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 8/22/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/24/2009 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/3/2005 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: August 29, 2018, 3 tags; February 22, 2017, 9 tags, census 36.
Survey types on file: not labeled (5), licensure/complaint (1).
What are the alternatives to Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility nearby?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Brookdale University Park ALF (AL) in Birmingham, a Congregate ALF with 60 beds about 2.1 miles away.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale University Park ALF (AL) | Congregate ALF | 2.1 | 60 | February 24, 2021 |
| Redmont Ridge | Congregate ALF | 2.1 | 48 | None posted |
| Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) | Congregate SCALF | 2.1 | 70 | March 8, 2023 |
| Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge | Congregate SCALF | 2.1 | 32 | December 8, 2021 |
Where is Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility and what is nearby?
Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility is in Birmingham, ZIP 35205, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham, about 0.0 miles away.
Next is Birmingham VA Medical Center at roughly 1.0 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 questions should we bring to Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility?
Start with the record: ask what changed in personnel and training after the January 11, 2023 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 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.
