Overview
Magnolia Ridge has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Alabama average of 3.0. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Gardendale. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 61% of nursing homes in Alabama (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 19, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Alabama average of 4.0. All of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $392,125 in the past three years.
Magnolia Ridge is a for-profit facility with 148 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1976.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 15
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $392,125
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.70 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.73 hrs
- Nurse aides2.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.09 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 148
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 16, 1976
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes