Eastview Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center sits over on 4th Avenue South in Birmingham and has been caring for older folks since way back in 1988, and folks call it Ball Healthcare Services too, since that's the company that owns it with Clarence Ball holding the reins since the start, and Antione Ash running things as the administrator. The place has 92 certified beds but usually has about 59 people staying there, and it's been managed by Ball Healthcare Service, Inc. for decades, though it's not BBB accredited. The center offers a lot of services, like skilled nursing, rehabilitation, memory care, physical and speech therapies, respiratory help, as well as wound care and hospice, and they've got special units for cognitive care and sub-acute medical needs. There are licensed nurses and therapists on staff, and the care team works together to build plans for each person, covering things like ventilator care, tracheostomy care, and complex wound treatments.
Eastview has been inspected and got 8 deficiencies on its most recent report, with documented issues in sanitation like poor garbage disposal, and there have been citations for not reporting suspected abuse, neglect, or theft fast enough. Infection control has also come up, so that's something to remember, but their nurse turnover rate is a bit below Alabama's average at 44.6%, though the average hours nurses spend per resident each day comes in below the state number at 3.26 hours. The facility isn't taking new patients right now, but the folks who live there get round-the-clock skilled care, pharmacy services, special meals, an onsite salon, and can enjoy outdoor courtyards or decorated common rooms if they feel up to it. Eastview provides both short-term rehab and long-term nursing care, has teams for discharge planning, and tries to make things comfortable and welcoming, but it is important to look at inspection histories and staff levels when making choices about care, just like you would for any nursing home.
