Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur

    850 Country Manor Ln, Creve Coeur, MO, 63141
    2.7 · 43 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Compassionate staff but systemic neglect

    I had mixed experiences: compassionate, attentive aides, some very good therapists and helpful staff (Facetime support, rides, nice grounds and activities pre-COVID), but chronic understaffing, high turnover, and poor management meant care was wildly inconsistent. The facility was often dirty, smelled of urine, and showed poor infection control; nurses were frequently unavailable, communication was bad (I wasn't informed about outbreaks, PICC lines, discharges), and basic supplies/equipment were sometimes missing. COVID was handled terribly for residents; falls, delayed/absent nursing checks, lost belongings, and ignored incident reports left me very worried. In short: some staff went above and beyond, but systemic neglect, safety and cleanliness issues make it hard for me to recommend this place.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.72 · 43 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      2.6
    • Staff

      2.8
    • Meals

      2.0
    • Amenities

      2.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Friendly and compassionate individual staff members
    • Some professional and attentive nurses/therapists
    • Therapy staff often praised for treating residents well
    • Staff who go above and beyond (arranged transportation, events)
    • Dedicated administrator and visible management in some reports
    • Good hospice and end-of-life empathy from staff
    • Clean/welcoming grounds and landscaping
    • Activities and outings prior to COVID (ball games, events)
    • 24-hour assistance available
    • Help with doctor appointments, rides, and Medicaid navigation
    • Family support via FaceTime and care meetings
    • Decent food reported by some families

    Cons

    • Chronic understaffing and high staff turnover
    • Large inconsistency in care quality between shifts/staff
    • Poor/inadequate nurse supervision and low nursing presence
    • Frequent reports of neglect (residents left in urine, unattended)
    • Serious lapses in medical care and delayed/omitted testing
    • Missing basic medical supplies and specialized equipment
    • Failure to provide necessary respiratory equipment (BiPAP)
    • Inadequate infection control and PPE/noncompliance with masks
    • Strong urine and other unpleasant odors throughout facility
    • Dirty conditions: soiled linens, feces in dining area, mold
    • Lost or mishandled personal clothing and property
    • Unsafe environment: falls, unchecked incidents, fall hazards
    • Poor communication from staff and social work follow-up gaps
    • Inconsistent/unclear visitation and COVID policy communication
    • Reports of rude, unprofessional, or dismissive staff and reception
    • Management problems: overburdened supervisors, shifting leadership
    • Facility maintenance issues: outdated rooms, small shared rooms
    • Exploitative or opaque billing/insurance interactions
    • Photos/marketing misrepresentative of the facility
    • Mixed reports on therapy availability and scheduling reliability

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the reviews is highly polarized, ranging from strong praise for individual caregivers and specific departments to severe criticism describing neglect, safety failures, and poor facility conditions. Multiple reviewers emphasize that care and service quality vary dramatically depending on shift, specific staff members, and timing; while some families report compassionate, competent long-term care and strong administrative presence, others recount alarming episodes of neglect and clinical lapses that led to harm.

    Care quality and clinical issues are one of the most frequent themes. Positive reports describe attentive nurses and therapy staff who helped residents regain function or provided excellent hospice support. Conversely, numerous more serious complaints detail minimal nursing coverage (reports of only one nurse across three shifts), missed or delayed medical testing, unresponsiveness to call buttons, and failure to supply or arrange necessary medical equipment (examples include missing urinals, incentive spirometers, bariatric beds/equipment, and nocturnal BiPAP). A small but serious subset of reviews allege outcomes as severe as sepsis and death following delays or omissions in care. These stark contrasts underscore an inconsistent standard of clinical practice across the facility.

    Staffing, supervision, and workforce morale are recurring concerns. Many reviewers cite chronic understaffing, high turnover, reliance on agency personnel, and burned-out aides and nurses. Management is described as overloaded in some accounts, with inadequate supervisory presence leading to uneven care. At the same time, multiple reviews single out particular staff members—nurses, therapists, receptionists, and administrators—as exemplary, describing them as compassionate, proactive, and willing to go the extra mile (arranging transportation, facilitating family communication, supporting hospice). This pattern suggests pockets of strong, committed caregivers operating within a system that struggles to maintain consistent staffing and oversight.

    Facility condition and infection control also produce mixed feedback. Several families praise the grounds and landscaping and note clean, welcoming common areas or specific clean patient beds. However, many more reviews describe significant cleanliness and maintenance problems: persistent urine odors, feces found in dining areas, soiled linens left unchanged, mold, old carpeting, nonworking faucets, and dated interior finishes. Infection-control lapses during and after COVID are repeatedly mentioned—examples include staff not wearing masks with residents and poor communication about outbreaks. These environmental and hygiene concerns compound the clinical worries and raise red flags about routine housekeeping, sanitation, and risk mitigation.

    Communication, transparency, and administrative practices are another major theme. Reviewers report inconsistent or poor communication about COVID outbreaks, PICC lines, discharge readiness, and follow-up care. Some families praise social workers and administrators for regular updates and helpful coordination (including assistance with Medicaid and appeals), while others describe unreturned calls, rude receptionists, discouraging customer service, and opaque billing or insurance interactions (including exploitative billing discussions and denials of coverage). Additionally, accusations of misrepresented marketing photos and a perceived prioritization of brand/image over resident care appear in multiple reviews.

    Daily life elements—dining, activities, and therapies—are described as both a strength and a weakness. Prior to COVID, activities such as outings and events were appreciated, and therapy staff received positive mention for their treatment of residents. Some families report good food and attentive service. However, other reviews note therapy availability only sporadically (e.g., PT/OT offered on limited days), reduced or paused activities during and after COVID, and reports of residents eating in hallways due to staffing shortages or poor dining oversight. Small shared rooms and dated interiors are reported as limiting resident comfort.

    A clear pattern emerges: the facility has pockets of very good, even excellent, caregiving and a few standout staff and administrators who are highly valued by families, but these positives are undermined by systemic problems—understaffing, inconsistent clinical care, poor cleanliness and maintenance, lapses in infection control, and uneven communication. This mix produces sharply divergent family experiences. For prospective residents or families, reviews suggest the importance of in-person visits focused on observing current staffing levels, cleanliness, infection-control practices, nurses’ responsiveness, availability of needed medical equipment, and explicit discussions about billing, therapy schedules, and emergency protocols. Asking for references, recent inspection reports, and documented staffing ratios or quality improvement processes may help clarify whether the facility's positive elements are consistent and sustainable or episodic and person-dependent.

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    About Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur

    Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur sits at 850 Country Manor Lane in Creve Coeur, Missouri and offers a wide range of senior care including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and short-term rehabilitation all under one roof, which helps people as their needs change so they don't have to move around. The staff focus on kindness and attention, working twelve-hour shifts to make sure residents' needs are met, and they try to keep a caring and loving environment for everyone. The place has private and semi-private rooms with comfortable furnishings, and there's an elegant dining room where residents share meals. People can get care for many health needs here, including specialized wound management, disease-specific memory care, and high acuity care for those who need more medical help. Skilled nurses provide care around the clock, and there's a Medical Director available all the time too. The rehab team works with doctors and families, and there's an outpatient rehab program along with therapy every day, and the "Ready-Set-Go Home" program helps people get back to independent living safely. Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur also provides home care, private duty services, hospice, palliative care, pharmacy services, and medical supplies, and seniors can get help in their own homes if they choose. The daycare, respite care, and transitional stay programs give short-term support, and the memory care units are designed for safety, helping reduce wandering and confusion for residents with dementia or Alzheimer's. Residents get amenities like a beauty salon, free WiFi, TV in rooms, large activity rooms, social and recreation programs, religious services, an emergency call system, and floor plans without obstacles for easier movement. Staff members speak English, with some knowing other languages. The administrator there is Antoine Wiley. Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur is part of a larger group of care communities in several states, and while the facility isn't accepting new patients at the moment, people can call to check on the next available opening. The overall mission centers on love, care, and understanding, aiming to provide steady support for seniors as their health needs change.

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