Magnolia House is a congregate assisted living facility (ALF) at 100 Fourth Avenue West in Oneonta, Blount County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID D0508 for 40 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What kind of license does Magnolia House hold?
ADPH classes Magnolia House as a congregate facility (17 or more residents); its 40 licensed beds make it larger 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 | D0508 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 40 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Michele Thompson |
| Phone on file | (205) 813-7584 |
How did Magnolia House do on its newest ADPH survey?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Magnolia House covers a licensure survey completed October 6, 2022 and cites 3 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 28 in 40 beds, about 70% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1203 | 420-5-4-.12 (5) Physical Environment |
| A405 | 420-5-4-.04 (6) Personnel |
| A621 | 420-5-4-.06 (11) (b) Care of Residents |
The citations cluster in physical environment (1), personnel and training (1), care of residents (1). Locally, newest reports cite a median of 5 tags; this one is at or under it. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
How many ADPH survey reports exist for Magnolia House?
ADPH lists 5 posted survey reports for Magnolia House, from 2009 to 2022; the newest is dated October 6, 2022, about 4.1 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2022 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure |
| 2/20/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/7/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 10/2/2013 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/5/2009 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 20, 2019, 5 tags, census 28; September 7, 2016, 18 tags, census 17.
Survey types on file: not labeled (4), licensure (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Magnolia House?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is The Olive Home, Inc.-Oneonta #2 in Oneonta, a Congregate SCALF with 34 beds in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Olive Home, Inc.-Oneonta #2 | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 34 | September 28, 2022 |
| Legacy Woods I | Group ALF | 17.6 | 16 | October 20, 2021 |
| Legacy Woods II | Group SCALF | 17.6 | 16 | October 20, 2021 |
| Legacy Woods III | Group SCALF | 17.6 | 16 | October 20, 2021 |
Where is Magnolia House and what is nearby?
Magnolia House is in Oneonta, ZIP 35121, in Blount County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB St. Vincent's St.Clair, about 23.2 miles away.
Next is UAB St. Vincent's East at roughly 25.1 miles. Distances run between ZIP-code centers, so drive times will differ.
Free help for Blount 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 questions should we bring to Magnolia House?
Start with the record: ask what changed in physical environment after the October 6, 2022 survey, and to see the plan of correction.
- Ask whether any current residents have moved to memory care this year and where.
- Ask who helps with medications and whether a nurse is on staff or only aides assisting with self-administration.
- Ask for the rate sheet and how care-level charges are assessed.
