Kirkwood By The River in Birmingham, AL

Kirkwood By The River is a medicare certified nursing home in Birmingham, Alabama. It is located in Jefferson county at 3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35210. You can reach out to the office of Kirkwood By The River via phone at (205) 956-2184. This skilled nursing facility has 61 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 62.3%. The nursing facility is classified as "Continuing Care Retirement Community" by CMS and its legal business name is Presbyterian Retirement Homes Of Birmingham, Inc. and has the following ownership type - Non Profit - Church Related.

Kirkwood By The River (Medicare CCN 015457) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicare program. This means if you are part of medicare program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2006 (18 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in March, 2019.

Name	Kirkwood By The River
Location	3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, Alabama
Certified By	Medicare
No. of Certified Beds	61
Occupancy Rate	62.3%
Medicare ID (CCN)	015457
Legal Business Name	Presbyterian Retirement Homes Of Birmingham, Inc.
Ownership Type	Non Profit - Church Related

Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Kirkwood By The River from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Kirkwood By The River are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Kirkwood By The River give to their patients.

Ratings from Surveys (Inspections):
Ratings from Quality Measures:
Ratings from Staffing Data:
Overall Rating:

News Archive

Middle-aged women experience more stress but have lower blood pressure

The study is part of the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. This study was initiated at the end of the 1960s, when 1,462 middle-aged women were examined, and interviewed about their lifestyle and other matters.

Study suggests adverse role for BclI polymorphism in obesity and insulin resistance

A large study in people at risk of diabetes has found a direct association between the presence of a small genetic alteration in a hormone receptor and increased body fat and insulin resistance. The results, to be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 94th Annual Meeting in Houston, suggest an adverse role for a previously described genetic variant, the BclI polymorphism.

Key finding on ALS related protein

Chemists from UCLA and the University of Florence in Italy may have solved an important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in a particular form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that strikes without warning.

Pros and cons of routine school BMI screening

The value of routine body mass index (BMI) screening in schools has been a topic of ongoing controversy. An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., debates the pros and cons of routine BMI screening in the school setting, discusses the most recent data, and explores when and for what purpose BMI screening results should be shared with parents and the potential benefits.

Read more Medical News

› Verified 6 days ago

Number of Facility Reported Incidents	0
Number of Substantiated Complaints	0
Number of Fines	0
Total Amount of Fines in Dollars	$0
Number of Payment Denials	0
Total Number of Penalties	0

The resident survey data of Kirkwood By The River is compared against the national average with the color code indicators: Better than National Average Worse than National Average

Experience Measure	Provider	National Avg.
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	20	14.46
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	12.5	5.51