Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    300 Royal Tower Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.85·(146)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.8
    • Meals

      2.9
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.5

    Pros

    • Warm, welcoming staff and front-desk interactions
    • Compassionate resident interactions and family engagement
    • Positive rehabilitation support and reported physical-therapy progress
    • Attentive memory-care experiences and regular resident check-ins
    • Bright, spacious apartments and well-appointed common areas
    • Clean, well-kept surroundings during many visits
    • Activities, social events, outings, and on-site amenities
    • Dietary accommodations and meals appreciated by some residents
    • Multiple levels of senior living and convenient on-site services
    • Supportive transitions and comfortable end-of-life care

    Cons

    • Variable staffing levels and uneven care coverage
    • Slow call-light response and inconsistent resident monitoring
    • Medication-timing and medication-reconciliation weaknesses
    • Inconsistent bathing, dressing, and incontinence-care routines
    • Variable room and common-area cleanliness, including odor concerns
    • Delayed maintenance of climate control, hot water, showers, and building fixtures
    • Weak clinical escalation and family-notification processes
    • Administrative turnover and unreliable return calls
    • Personal-belongings tracking and laundry-control weaknesses
    • Memory-care supervision and emergency-call access gaps
    • Inconsistent meal quality, diet-plan adherence, and feeding assistance
    • Limited activity access in some higher-care settings
    • Pest-control and building-condition concerns
    • Limited transportation availability for independent-living residents
    • Uneven pricing transparency and affordability as care needs increase

    Summary of reviews

    Experiences at Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and Mount Royal Towers vary substantially by unit, service type, and individual account. Positive comments describe friendly, compassionate staff, helpful front-desk interactions, and families who feel included in care. Some residents and families praise nursing attention, memory-care support, rehabilitation, and physical therapy, including progress with mobility. Other accounts describe variable care coverage, delays in responding to call lights, limited monitoring, and inconsistent follow-through on residents’ needs. Concerns also include medication timing and reconciliation, bathing routines, assistance with meals, and whether prescribed diets are followed. One family account raised serious questions about access to mobility equipment, meal accessibility, and family communication near the end of a resident’s life; other families specifically praised the comfort and support provided during end-of-life care.

    Staff members are frequently characterized as welcoming and kind, and some families describe effective communication and a team approach. In contrast, other accounts cite difficulty reaching administrators, unanswered calls, leadership turnover, and concerns about staff conduct or training. Staffing levels and coverage are recurring concerns, with some reviewers describing delays in care and limited availability of licensed staff. Reports of missing or misplaced clothing, shoes, and linens point to concerns with belongings tracking and laundry handling. One account also questioned how a resident’s financial benefits were managed; that claim is not independently verified.

    Descriptions of the building and cleanliness are mixed. Many visitors call the community attractive, spacious, bright, and well maintained, while other accounts raise concerns about room and common-area cleaning, odors in certain care areas, and pest control. Maintenance concerns include climate-control problems, hot water or shower availability, and delays addressing building repairs. Dining feedback ranges from praise for meals and dietary flexibility to concerns about bland or unavailable items, food left unattended, and inconsistent assistance or adherence to diet instructions.

    Activities, social events, outings, and amenities are positives for some residents, particularly in independent living; others describe fewer options in higher-care settings. Transportation availability, including on weekends, is also a concern for residents who do not drive. The range of care levels may allow some residents to remain within the community as their needs change, though affordability and the cost of added care can be limiting. Families considering the facility may want to assess the specific unit and staffing arrangements, ask how medication and clinical changes are communicated, verify call-system access and personal-care schedules, and review maintenance, dining, transportation, and fee policies directly.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is located at 300 Royal Tower Dr, Birmingham, AL, 35209.

    About Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

    Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center sits in Vestavia Hills with 143 certified beds, offering a wide range of senior care services like nursing, rehab, home health, assisted living, adult day care, and memory care, and though the place talks about compassion and excellence and tries to provide specialized care for people with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, you'll find they have had their share of inspection issues, including 22 deficiency citations, three related to infection control, and several concerning problems like not keeping a safe, clean, homelike environment, trouble with notifying residents and families about important things, and not responding the right way to violations, so there's certainly room for improvement, but they do have a team that's trained for dementia and Alzheimer's care, and nurses on-site all the time, and the nurse staffing is at 3.62 hours per resident per day, though they've had a high nurse turnover rate of 62%, showing some staff challenges. The building's designed to focus on residents' comfort, with features like private bathrooms, furnished rooms, and spaces for socializing, and you'll see things like elevators, internet/Wi-Fi, cable TV, and even a library or barber shop, and people can eat in a restaurant-style dining room with meals that a registered dietitian approves, which is nice if you enjoy good food. Families can visit the outdoor patio and park areas or use technology that helps with staying connected, and staff members speak both English and Spanish. Security measures stay active, and there's a 24-hour emergency call system for peace of mind. They offer therapy services daily, covering things like physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and have programs for stroke or neuro-rehabilitation, even respiratory care like CPAP or tracheostomy support, so residents with different medical needs can get extra help. Amenities include activities, games, fitness programs, and cultural events, along with services such as grooming in the beauty shop and medication management, and if someone needs short- or long-term care, the center can accept admissions at any time day or night. While the facility highlights comprehensive programs, physician services for dental and psychiatric care, and a focus on safety, it's important to pay attention to the inspection history, including the infection control concerns and the need for better communication with families, because those things matter a lot for daily life and trust in a place like this.

    People often ask...

    Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    Yes, Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 300 Royal Tower Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209.

    No, Elite Nursing & Rehabilitation Center does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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