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Birmingham Nursing And Rehabilitation Center East

733 Mary Vann Lane, Birmingham, AL, 35215

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 015134

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing1 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Norbert Bennett & Donald Denz
Certified beds
132 · avg 119 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
64%higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 48.0% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
58.3%higher than most Alabama nursing homesAlabama avg: 41.5% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Alabama averageAlabama avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
5 fines · $24,834 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
015134
Certified beds
132 beds · avg 119 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Legal Business Name Not Available

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Disclosed owners (9 on record)

  • Melody l Burch

    W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2021

  • Renee Klawon

    Other · since 2020

  • Donad t Denz Irrv tr

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 6% · since 2008

  • Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Children

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008

  • Norbert a Bennett Irrv tr Fbo Grandchildren

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2008

  • D&n, Llc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2003

+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

14 health citations on file5 immediate-jeopardy findings9 from complaints5 federal fines totalling $25K1 payment denial

Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)

  • D0755·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0602·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

  • L0867·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  • C0851·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  • J0726·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

  • J0725·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  • J0678·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

  • J0578·May 13, 2024Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20245 fines · $25K · 1 payment denial

Most recent events

  • May 13, 2024Payment denial · 54 days · starting Jun 12, 2024
  • May 13, 2024Fine · $5,600
  • May 13, 2024Fine · $5,600
  • May 13, 2024Fine · $5,600
  • May 13, 2024Fine · $4,017
  • May 13, 2024Fine · $4,017

Largest single fine on record: $5,600.

Fire-safety citations

8 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 13, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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