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The Healthcare Center of Eastview

7755 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35206
(205) 833-0146
ensignservices.net
92 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections3/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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7755 Fourth Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35206
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
92
CMS facility ID
015014
Care type
Nursing home
County
Jefferson
Facility name
The Healthcare Center of Eastview
Street address
7755 FOURTH AVENUE SOUTH
City / state / ZIP
Birmingham, AL 35206
Phone
(205) 833-0146
Website
ensignservices.net

About this facility — The Healthcare Center of Eastview

The Healthcare Center of Eastview is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. It is licensed for 92 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 The Healthcare Center of Eastview 23 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; 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.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
For profit - Individual

Registered owners & officers

Southstone Healthcare Llc
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2025
7755 4th Avenue S Al Llc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Albrechtsen, Tyler
Director — since 2025
Burnam, Soon
Governing body · Officer — since 2025
Ensign Services Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Fennell, Ricky
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Keetch, Chad
Officer — since 2011
Port, Barry
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Sato, Ami
Officer — since 2025
Wilson, Hunter
Governing body · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1967-01-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
4 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2023-09-13
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges
$292 per day (≈ $8,880/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 11% private/other
Occupancy
83% (fiscal year 2024)
Vs. state median
5% below the AL median of $307/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
92
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2024-05-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-06-03
2023-09-13Health inspection4 citations
F-0582
D · No harm found
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Corrected 2023-10-13
F-0640
E · No harm found
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Corrected 2023-10-13
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2023-10-13
F-0814
F · No harm foundFood safety
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2023-10-13
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (18 citations)
2020-02-20Health inspection1 citation
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2020-03-27
2019-01-24Health inspection2 citations
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2019-02-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2019-02-28
2023-09-13Fire-safety inspection6 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0232
F · No harm found
Have corridors or aisles that are unobstructed and are at least 8 feet in width.
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0325
D · No harm found
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-10-17
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-10-17
2020-02-20Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2020-03-30
K-0351
D · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2020-03-30
K-0363
D · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2020-03-30
K-0741
D · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2020-03-30
K-0920
D · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2020-03-30
2019-01-24Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2019-03-09
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2019-03-09
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2019-03-09
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2019-03-09
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 015014.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered