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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Delmar Gardens South
Saint Louis, MissouriMedicare inspection record
About Delmar Gardens South
DELMAR GARDENS SOUTH is a for profit - corporation nursing home in SAINT LOUIS, MO with 184 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
184 residents
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
5300 BUTLER HILL ROAD, Saint Louis, Missouri 63128
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on September 17, 2024, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Missouri average is 11.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 5 hours 25 minutes with each resident a day, above the Missouri average of 3 hours 26 minutes.
Medicare fined Delmar Gardens South once in the last three years, $23,520 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 5 hours 25 minutesAbove the Missouri average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 26 minutes |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 56% |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
6 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 11, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Immediate danger to residents, a few residents (level J)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection
September 17, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Oct 8, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Oct 8, 2024Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Minimal harm or risk, widespread (level C)Resident RightsCorrected Oct 5, 2024
February 13, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 1, 2024
December 28, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)EnvironmentalFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 17, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $23,520 in the last three years.
- June 11, 2026Fine: $23,520
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Delmar Gardens of South County, Inc.
- Medicare-certified beds
- 184
- Average residents per day
- 174
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- April 20, 1987
- Part of a chain
- Delmar Gardens, 12 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 265310
Location
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5300 BUTLER HILL ROADSaint Louis, MO 63128
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Questions about Delmar Gardens South
How did Delmar Gardens South do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on September 17, 2024 and cited 4 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Missouri average is 11.4.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Delmar Gardens South?+
Nurses and aides spend 5 hours 25 minutes with each resident per day, including 26 minutes from registered nurses. 56% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Delmar Gardens South been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Delmar Gardens South once in the last three years, totaling $23,520.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.