Overview
Delmar Gardens South has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 4th of 34 nursing homes in Saint Louis. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.4 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 98% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 17, 2024, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $23,520 in the past three years.
Delmar Gardens South is a for-profit facility with 184 certified beds, caring for about 173 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1987.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 12%
Top 23%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 17, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $23,520
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.42 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.09 hrs
- Nurse aides3.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.11 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 184
- Average residents per day
- 173
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- April 20, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes