Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East
Nursing Home Facility
733 Mary Vann Lane, Birmingham, AL 35215
Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East is a senior care community located in Birmingham, AL. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Birmingham area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (205) 854-1361.
With 132 beds, Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Birmingham average about 91 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 88% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in May 2024 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.4 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Birmingham average about 3.6 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 56%.
The community is located in Jefferson County, AL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 14 problems at Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 5 that put residents in immediate danger. 9 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 5 times, a total of $24,834. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, widespread
Administration
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Minimal harm or the potential for it, widespread
Administration
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center East offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type For profit - Individual
- Beds / units 132
- Occupancy 88%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 2.9
- Annual staff turnover 56%
- Last health inspection May 2024
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