Kirkwood by the River

Public-record details

Address

3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, AL 35210

Phone

(205) 956-2184

Listed under

Nonprofit, No fines in 3 years, Part of a retirement community

Medicare CCN

015457

Overall star rating

3 of 5 ★★★☆☆

Health inspection rating

4 of 5

Staffing rating

1 of 5

Quality measures rating

2 of 5

Certified beds

61

Average residents per day

54

Ownership

Nonprofit, corporation

Legal business name

Presbyterian Retirement Homes of Birmingham, INC.

Certified for

Medicare

First approved by Medicare/Medicaid

Sep 8, 2006

Changed ownership in last 12 months

No

Continuing care retirement community

Yes

Located inside a hospital

No

Resident or family council

Resident council

Sprinklers in all required areas

Yes

CMS certification number 015457. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Oct 7, 2021. CMS lists 8 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 22, 2018 to Oct 7, 2021): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)

36%

RN turnover (yearly)

33%

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.