East Glen is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1985-03-29. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (205) 833-1777 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

East Glen holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 75.6/100, placing it #5628 of 14703 facilities nationally and #66 of 224 in Alabama. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at East Glen receives a reported average of 3 hours 40 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 35 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 44 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 22 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 9 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 68.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $14,521. No substantiated complaints have been recorded in the available data. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $14,521, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 27.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, East Glen ranks 5628th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 75.6/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within AL, it ranks 66th out of 224 nursing homes. In Birmingham, it ranks 7th out of 20 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #7,514 nationally and RN hours rank #7,162 nationally (#128 in AL). Our composite quality score of 75.6/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Birmingham, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/alabama/birmingham/