Independent Living:

-Services include but are not limited to:

-Up to three meals served daily

-Daily recreational and social activities

-All utilities except telephone service

-Weekly housekeeping and bed linen laundry service

-Emergency call system in each apartment

-Patio or balcony for each apartment

-Scheduled transportation to medical appointments, shopping centers and cultural events

-Free delivery of prescription drugs

-Licensed nurse on duty 24-hours a day for medical emergencies

-And much more!

Assisted Living and Memory Care Assisted Living:

-Services include but are not limited to:

-24-hour professional staff

-Three meals served daily

-Scheduled recreational and social activities

-Bathing assistance

-Dressing and grooming assistance

-Transportation to routine medical and dental appointments

-On-site visits with a physician, podiatrist, optometrist and therapy services

-Medication administration

-Individualized care plans

-Emergency call system

-Daily housekeeping

-All utilities except telephone service

-And much more!

Skilled Nursing and Short-term Rehabilitation

-Services include but are not limited to:

-24-hour nursing care

-Three meals served daily

-Preparation of special diets as recommended by a physician

-Personal care assistance with bathing, dressing, shaving, oral hygiene and toileting, including incontinence care

-Incontinence supplies (including briefs, gloves, bed pads, peri-wash and barrier skin cream)

-Medication administration

-Multi-disciplinary team to assess all aspects of resident care

-Individualized care plans

-Restorative rehab services offered by trained staff

-Scheduled recreational and social activities

-Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy

-Daily housekeeping

-All utilities except telephone service

-And much more!

Kirkwood by the River is a nonprofit Life Plan Retirement Community located in Birmingham, Alabama, offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing and Medicare Rehabilitation. Like the river outside our windows, our community offers a quality of life that flows gently through every season.

Kirkwood was founded as a ministry of Independent Presbyterian Church in 1980 to offer continuing care of unparalleled attention to details and advantages. Open to people of all beliefs, Kirkwood has a full-time chaplain who delivers God’s loving word to residents through weekly Bible Studies and worship services. This spirit of caring is delivered throughout all levels of care, from those who prepare special meals needed by specialty care residents to the speech and physical therapists, nurses, hospitality staff, and administration.

The staff at Kirkwood traditionally has a long retention rate, as our employees embrace the spirit of service, are passionate about senior care and find it an honor to serve the “Greatest Generation.” It is important to our staff to provide an environment of nurture, care, community, fellowship and creative expression so that our residents may maintain as much independence as possible. 

Set on 120 acres on the Cahaba River, our Kirkwood by the River campus allows seniors to experience the serenity of God’s creation while only being minutes from Birmingham’s cultural attractions, hospitals, shopping centers and more.

Seniors and their families, especially children being faced with helping to make decisions for their senior parents, are attracted to our continuing care community for its wide variety of conveniences and amenities designed to enhance residents’ comfort and recovery. 

Call Sandi Hall at 205-862-0305 or visit our website at www.kirkwoodbytheriver.com for more information