East Glen
Nursing Home Facility
53 Medical Park Drive East, Birmingham, AL 35235
East Glen is a full service skilled nursing community, offering personalized services and amenities. Located on Birmingham’s Medical Park Drive East, directly across from Birmingham’s St. Vincent’s East Medical Center, this convenient location provides easy access to physicians and services of this renown medical center should a need arise.
Operated by Noland Senior Living Communities, which runs 5 communities in our directory.
East Glen is licensed for 108 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Birmingham average about 91 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 90% of its licensed beds, which is high; communities this full often maintain a waiting list, so it is worth calling well before you need a place.
Medicare rates this community 3 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Birmingham average about 2.2 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in March 2023 and recorded 3 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 57%.
The community is located in Jefferson County, AL.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 7 problems at East Glen. None of them caused harm to a resident.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
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.
East Glen offers nursing home care, respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Corporation
- Beds / units 108
- Occupancy 90%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.7
- Annual staff turnover 57%
- Last health inspection March 2023
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