Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 285 West Oxmoor Road in Birmingham, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3722 for 32 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge's Alabama license cover?
Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge holds Alabama's specialty care license, so with 32 licensed beds its floor under Table A is 4 staff on the day shift, 3 in the evening and 3 overnight when full, plus a registered nurse and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3722 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 32 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Rachelle Gillespie |
| Phone on file | (205) 942-3355 |
| Same address | Redmont Ridge (Congregate ALF, 48 beds) |
What did ADPH cite at Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge most recently?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge covers a licensure survey completed December 8, 2021 and cites 11 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 26 in 32 beds, about 81% full.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1001 | 420-5-20-.10 (1) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1101 | 420-5-20-.11 (1) Fire and Safety |
| A402 | 420-5-20-.04 (3) Personnel |
| A406 | 420-5-20-.04 (9) Personnel |
| A508 | 420-5-20-.05 (3) (h) Records and Reports |
| A602 | 420-5-20-.06 (2) (a) (b) (c) Care of Residents |
| A604 | 420-5-20-.06 (3) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Care of |
| A611 | 420-5-20-.06 (4) (a) (b) Care of Residents |
| A617 | 420-5-20-.06 (6) Care of Residents |
| A618 | 420-5-20-.06 (7) Care of Residents |
| A621 | 420-5-20-.06 (9) (b) Care of Residents |
The citations cluster in care of residents (6), personnel and training (2), sanitation and housekeeping (1), fire and safety (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 many ADPH survey reports exist for Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge?
ADPH lists 4 posted survey reports for Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge, from 2016 to 2021; the newest is dated December 8, 2021, about 4.9 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2021 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 2/25/2020 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 3/20/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/14/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: February 25, 2020, 0 tags, census 29; March 20, 2019, 5 tags, census 24.
Survey types on file: not labeled (3), licensure/complaint (1).
How does Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge compare with places 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 in the same ZIP code.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale University Park ALF (AL) | Congregate ALF | same ZIP | 60 | February 24, 2021 |
| Brookdale University Park SCALF (AL) | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 70 | March 8, 2023 |
| Summit Lifecare, LLC | Congregate SCALF | same ZIP | 34 | None posted |
| Greenbriar at the Altamont Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 2.1 | 46 | January 11, 2023 |
What local help is there near Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge in Birmingham?
Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge is in Birmingham, ZIP 35209, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital, about 0.0 miles away.
Next is UAB St. Vincent's Birmingham at roughly 2.1 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 Metta Reflections at Redmont Ridge?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the December 8, 2021 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 3.
- Ask whether a move to the Congregate ALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask what the last two annual rate increases were.
