Name: Kirkwood by the River — compliance, penalty and ownership record
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CMS overall star rating: this provider 3/5; median among 223 providers with a published value in the same state and provider category: 3/5.

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Ownership

CMS lists no chain affiliation for this facility. Ownership type on record: Non profit - Corporation.

Inspection deficiencies

In the downloaded CMS dataset: 8 deficiency citations. Below: up to 40 most recent citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).

No citations from 2023 onward in this downloaded dataset.

Federal penalties

No federal fines or payment denials in this downloaded dataset.

Ownership & control records (CMS filings)

Name	Role	Type	%	Since
WIDMAN, WILLIAM	Corporate Director	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 12/12/2006
BRUNSTAD, MARGARET	Corporate Officer	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 04/01/2011
CARTER, CHAD	Corporate Officer	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 10/16/2014
HIGGINS, JOHN	Corporate Officer	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 02/01/2009
SNOW, JAMES	Corporate Officer	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 04/01/1997
BURCHFIELD, JEFFREY	Operational/Managerial Control	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 08/01/2013
THOMAS, ADEEB	Operational/Managerial Control	Individual	NOT APPLICABLE	since 11/01/2020

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How to cite this page: CareRecords, “Kirkwood by the River — compliance, penalty and ownership record” (CCN 015457), compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog, August 2026 release. https://carerecords.org/nursing-home/kirkwood-by-the-river-birmingham-al/

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (August 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 015457. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.