Kirkwood By the River

Kirkwood By the River is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 61 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama (113 beds).

It is one of 44 senior care facilities in Birmingham and 224 skilled nursing facilities across Alabama. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Kirkwood By the River 19 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.