https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/ 2026-10-30T00:00:00Z Birmingham Senior Advisor Care Team https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/alabama-medicaid-2026-numbers-birmingham-families/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

The income and resource limits for nursing home Medicaid, the home and community-based waivers, SSI and the Medicare Savings Programs, in one place, from the Alabama Medicaid Agency's 2026 sheet.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/assisted-living-budget-runway-alabama/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Because Alabama Medicaid does not pay for assisted living, the length of a family's runway is the key number. A simple worksheet using Alabama's 2025 median.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/bibb-and-chilton-county-senior-care/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

The two southern counties in our area have the fewest licensed options. Here is exactly what ADPH lists in Centreville, Brent and Clanton, and where families turn next.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/birmingham-nursing-home-staffing-cms-data/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

We summarized CMS Care Compare's October 2026 data for the certified nursing homes in seven Birmingham-area counties: star ratings, nurse hours, turnover, deficiencies and penalties.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/cities-that-cross-county-lines-senior-care/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Four Birmingham-area cities sit in more than one county. That changes who you call for aging services and abuse reports, but not the rules a facility must follow.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/observation-status-hospital-discharge-birmingham/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Whether a parent was admitted or kept under observation decides whether Medicare pays for nursing home rehab afterward. Here is how to ask, and what to do with the answer.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/psms-score-alabama-memory-care-limit/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Alabama's memory care rule screens every resident with the Physical Self-Maintenance Scale and sets a hard ceiling. Here is what the score measures and why it decides when a move to a nursing home comes.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/small-group-assisted-living-homes-birmingham-area/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Alabama licenses assisted living homes of 3 to 16 residents as group facilities. Around Birmingham most are outside Jefferson County. Here is where they are and how to evaluate one.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/table-a-memory-care-staffing-math-alabama/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Alabama is one of the few states that writes a minimum staffing table into its memory care rules. Here is what Table A requires at common SCALF sizes around Birmingham, and how to check it on a tour.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/us-280-corridor-senior-care-shelby-county/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Greystone, Inverness and Riverchase are in Shelby County, but many of their senior communities carry Birmingham or Hoover mailing addresses. Here is what that means for agencies, roster searches and planning.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/walker-county-senior-care-jasper/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

Walker County has the highest share of older residents of any county around Birmingham. Here is what ADPH's roster lists in and around Jasper, and where families find help.

https://birminghamsenioradvisor.com/blog/what-adph-inspections-cite-birmingham-assisted-living/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00Z

We read the newest posted ADPH statement of deficiencies for 43 assisted living and memory care licenses in seven counties. Here is what surveyors cite most, and what it means on a tour.