Birmingham · 35210
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3605 Ratliff Road
Birmingham, AL 35210
Fair Haven
⌖ Birmingham, AL · Jefferson County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds259
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (corporation)
About Fair Haven
Fair Haven is a 259-bed nonprofit nursing home in Birmingham, AL. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Alabama is 3.0. At its last full inspection (Jun 2021), inspectors found 3 problems, fewer than the Alabama average of 4.0. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 23 min a day with each resident, more than the Alabama average of 3 hr 53 min. Medicare fined it $24,624 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameFair Haven
LocationJefferson County, Alabama
Phone(205) 956-4150
Address1424 Montclair Road, Birmingham, AL 35210 · Jefferson County
CMS provider number15076
Ownership typeNon-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 7, 1967 (59 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
3 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Jun 2021.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection3 (Jun 2021)Alabama average: 4.0. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 23 min a dayAlabama average: 3 hr 53 minStrength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties7 fines totaling $24,624Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Oct 2023 (about 3 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident15 min a dayAlabama average: 39 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Alabama average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital28.7%State average: 24.8%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit6.4%State average: 11.3%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.8%State average: 2.0%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 2 minutes per resident a day. That is about the same as the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.5%State average: 3.3%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.1%State average: 5.4%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs13.8%State average: 21.2%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.1State average: 2.0Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Alabama average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Alabama, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 59% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 37% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average90%Alabama typical: 87%
Cost of care per resident day$404Alabama typical: $308
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, up from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing2★
Quality of care4★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4.4 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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