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- Kirkwood By the River
3605 Ratliff Road, Birmingham, AL, 35210
Community Information
Kirkwood By the River is an assisted living facility in Birmingham, AL. Kirkwood By the River offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Kirkwood By the River offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Kirkwood By the River provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help.
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 62 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on StaffDoctor on Call24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care % Medium Care % Heavy Care % Kirkwood By the River prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
This community offers diabetes care and can offer insulin injections, including sliding scale therapy.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community is equipped to use mechanical lifts transfer for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community can accept residents who are an elopement risk. This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationSmoking
Allowed in Private Areas IndoorsAllowed in Public Areas IndoorsAllowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceSwimming Pool / Hot TubMeals
Meals ProvidedKosherVegetarianActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Kirkwood By the River
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3850.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 4050.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Kirkwood By the River
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 1900.00 One-time Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 875.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Kirkwood By the River isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
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| Birmingham | 0 miles | 8 | $3,260 |
| Hoover | 9 miles | 3 | $4,270 |
| Trussville | 9 miles | 1 | $2,800 |
| Homewood | 11 miles | 1 | $5,470 |
| Vestavia Hills | 13 miles | 1 | $4,300 |
| Pell City | 14 miles | 1 | $2,520 |
General Pricing Information for Birmingham Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,250 | $3,265 | $4,050 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,475 | $3,320 | $4,110 |
| Semi-Private | $1,550 | $2,060 | $2,860 |
| Studio | $2,200 | $2,975 | $4,535 |
Community Reviews
Praise Be to Kirkwood by the River
reviewed on: 09/18/2017 by Brenda SheehanMy parents moved into Kirkwood by the River 9 years ago and I've NEVER had a complaint about anything. This is the best run and kindest retirement place anyone could ever find. The entire staff are kind, thoughtful, patient and courteous. A wonderful place in a great setting with Christian beliefs and attitude!!
I would recommend
reviewed on: 10/25/2021 by anonymousWe chose Kirkwood by the River because of the convenient location for me and it was a relatively good price compared to some others we looked at. She had a 1 bedroom and it was about 600 square feet. The facility is quiet and secluded. Right now they are on a big expansion so that may not be the case for a couple of years while they finish that. I would recommend to others looking.
Nice, but not impressive
reviewed on: 01/27/2014 by DaughterWe toured this location when we were looking into options for my parents. It was a nice enough looking place, but it just didn't impress us compared to others that we had seen in the area. The person who helped us with our tour and interview process didn't seem entirely prepared, and honestly we felt she was much too young and wasn't able to relate to the concerns we had. Another issue I had with this location was that the apartments we were shown as options were located much too far from the dining room, my parents would have spent half the day getting to and from dinner.
A nice place
reviewed on: 07/12/2017 by AnonymousThis community offers a lot of activities and they do have entertainers come in. The community is beautiful. Dad seems to like the food and they accommodate his dietary likes. The staff are encouraging, friendly and we have good communication. I would recommend this community.
my tour of Kirkwood by the River
reviewed on: 08/10/2021 by JeannetteWe toured this community and the tour was very good. They answered all of our questions and were very informative. They were very accommodating and the staff was very helpful and friendly. We did not feel rushed at all and they took their time with our family. I would recommend touring this community
