Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility is a congregate specialty care assisted living facility (SCALF), Alabama's license for memory care at 2651 Laurel Oak Drive in Bessemer, Jefferson County, licensed by the Alabama Department of Public Health under ID P3712 for 51 beds. Its license status on ADPH's directory export of October 30, 2026 is regular.
What does Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility's Alabama license cover?
Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility holds Alabama's specialty care license, so with 51 licensed beds its floor under Table A is 7 staff on the day shift, 5 in the evening and 4 overnight when full, plus a registered nurse and a physician medical director.
| License detail | ADPH record |
|---|---|
| ADPH license ID | P3712 |
| License class (ADPH) | Congregate Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility |
| Licensed beds | 51 |
| License status | Regular |
| Licensee type | Limited Liability Company |
| Administrator on file | Jackie Jackson |
| Phone on file | (205) 497-4570 |
| Same address | Oaks on Parkwood Assisted Living Facility (Congregate ALF, 80 beds) |
What did Alabama's latest inspection of Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility find?
ADPH's newest posted statement of deficiencies for Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility covers a licensure and complaint survey completed October 24, 2024 and cites 9 deficiency tags. Surveyors recorded a census of 30 in 51 beds, about 59% full.
The surveyors' notes say 2 complaints were investigated during that visit.
| Tag | Rule cited |
|---|---|
| A1002 | 420-5-20-.10 (2) Sanitation and Housekeeping |
| A1201 | 420-5-20-.12 (1) Physical Environment |
| A303 | 420-5-20-.03 (2) (a) Administration |
| A401 | 420-5-20-.04 (1) (2) Personnel |
| 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 |
| A702 | 420-5-20-.07 (2) Food Service |
| A901 | 420-5-20-.09 (1) (2) Laundry |
The citations cluster in care of residents (3), sanitation and housekeeping (1), physical environment (1), administration and policies (1). Compared with the area's 5-tag median it sits higher. Read the findings and plan of correction in the original ADPH report.
How often has ADPH posted inspection reports for Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility?
ADPH lists 6 posted survey reports for Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility, from 2008 to 2024; the newest is dated October 24, 2024, about 2.0 years ago, against a 2.4-year median for the area's licensed assisted living.
| Survey date | Category | Survey type |
|---|---|---|
| 10/24/2024 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Licensure/Complaint |
| 3/18/2019 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 10/26/2016 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 9/24/2015 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 6/23/2011 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
| 1/17/2008 | HPS Clinical Deficiencies | Not labeled |
Earlier reports we read: March 18, 2019, 3 tags, census 29; October 26, 2016, 0 tags, census 28.
Survey types on file: not labeled (5), licensure/complaint (1).
Which licensed assisted living is closest to Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility?
Apart from its own campus, the nearest license on ADPH's roster is Maplewood Lane Assisted Living in Helena, a Group ALF with 16 beds about 6.2 miles away.
| Facility | License class | Miles away | Licensed beds | Newest posted ADPH survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Lane Assisted Living | Group ALF | 6.2 | 16 | October 4, 2022 |
| Bungalows at Riverchase | Congregate ALF | 7.9 | 38 | March 20, 2025 |
| The Crossings at Riverchase Assisted Living | Congregate ALF | 7.9 | 80 | None posted |
| Galleria Woods Assisted Living Facility | Congregate ALF | 7.9 | 24 | June 5, 2024 |
Which hospitals are near Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility?
Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility is in Bessemer, ZIP 35022, in Jefferson County; the closest general hospital on ADPH's roster is UAB Medical West, about 0.0 miles away.
Next is Baptist Health Princeton Hospital at roughly 10.1 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 Oaks on Parkwood Specialty Care Assisted Living Facility?
Start with the record: ask what changed in care of residents after the October 24, 2024 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 4.
- Ask whether a move to the Congregate ALF at the same address is handled as an internal transfer.
- Ask for the rate sheet and how care-level charges are assessed.
