Delmar Gardens South

    5300 Butler Hill Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63128
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff, excellent care, spotless

    I placed my parent here and have been very pleased: the staff are like family-compassionate, attentive, and professional-and nursing, therapy and hospice support have been excellent. The building and grounds are spotless, dining is restaurant-quality with good variety, and there are plentiful daily activities and entertainment. Communication and responsiveness (including billing/Medicaid help and quick maintenance) have been strong, so I would recommend this facility for long-term or memory care.

    Loved one of resident
    Sep 2026

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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

    Reviews

    2.54·(50)

    Overall rating

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

      2.7
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      3.3
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive caregiving staff
    • Strong rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Restaurant-quality dining and desserts
    • Well-maintained grounds and bright common areas
    • Varied activity programming (exercise, crafts, bingo, music, church)
    • Memory-care-focused programming
    • Effective hospice partnerships and end-of-life support
    • Assistance with Medicaid and billing/financial coordination
    • Timely maintenance response and individualized laundry service
    • Clear pandemic-era family communication practices
    • Frequent social events and animal-visit programs
    • Private-room accommodation options for short-term rehab

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical care quality
    • Staffing shortages and variable staff coverage
    • Delays in responding to call lights and basic-assistance requests
    • Inconsistent medication-management practices
    • Incontinence-care delays and hygiene concerns
    • Sanitation and cleanliness issues in some resident rooms
    • Variable meal-service continuity and occasional meal-access problems
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and communication tone
    • Management accountability and responsiveness gaps
    • Difficult-to-reach phone and family-communication channels
    • High cost with questions about value
    • Limited activity options for residents with sensory impairments

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a polarized but consistent set of themes. Many families and residents praise the facility’s compassionate caregiving, strong therapy/rehab teams, appealing dining, and an active program of social and recreational events. At the same time, a substantial number of accounts describe operational inconsistencies that affect care reliability and family confidence.

    Care quality and clinical concerns: Care experiences vary widely. Numerous reports describe attentive, professional nursing and therapy staff who provide effective rehabilitation and good clinical oversight; hospice partners and end-of-life support are also frequently cited positively. Conversely, other accounts identify significant lapses such as delays in basic assistance, missed or incorrect medication administration, long waits for water or help with toileting, and clinical events that led to hospital readmission. These contrasting descriptions indicate inconsistent performance across shifts or units rather than uniform clinical practice.

    Staffing and conduct: Staff are often characterized as caring, friendly, and available, and some reviewers describe staff who become like family. However, staffing levels and coverage are recurrent concerns — reviewers cite short-staffing, slow response to call lights, and uneven professionalism. Communication tone and responsiveness from front-line staff and nursing leadership are described as variable; some families experienced prompt resolution of issues, while others felt unheard. There are also allegations of managerial favoritism affecting accountability.

    Dining and activities: Dining is one of the facility’s stronger areas for many families — frequent comments note high-quality meals, desserts, and pleasant dining environments. Activity programming is broad (exercise, crafts, bingo, music, church services, animal visits) and memory-care programming is available. Limitations are mentioned for certain populations (for example, fewer activities adapted for visually impaired residents) and occasional service lapses (trays out of reach, meals running out) have been noted.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Common areas, entrance, and grounds are frequently described as bright, cheerful, and well-kept. However, some resident rooms and specific units show sanitation and cleanliness issues including mold/staining and cramped layouts, creating uneven impressions between public spaces and private rooms. Rehab rooms may lack full privacy in some cases.

    Management and communication: Management performance is mixed in the reviews. The facility received positive marks for pandemic-era communication and some timely family outreach, but other accounts raise concerns about administrative responsiveness, phone access difficulties, and slow follow-through on complaints. Financial interactions receive both praise (help with Medicaid/assistance with payments) and criticism (perception of high cost and limited value).

    Patterns and decision considerations: The facility appears to offer strong strengths in therapy, dining, activities, and in many instances compassionate caregiving and hospice coordination. The primary risks for prospective residents and families are operational variability — inconsistent staffing, response times, medication administration, and room-level sanitation. Prospective families should prioritize on-site assessment of the specific unit and room, ask about staffing ratios for the resident’s level of need, review medication-safety and incident-communication processes, and confirm how the facility handles complaints and family escalation.

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    Medicare Ratings

    5·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Delmar Gardens South is located at 5300 Butler Hill Rd, Saint Louis, MO, 63128.

    About Delmar Gardens South

    Delmar Gardens South sits in Sunset Hills, Missouri, and is a skilled nursing facility, the kind where folks can get help with long-term care, memory care, rehab services, and independent or assisted living, so you'll find all sorts of support levels here, but right now the place isn't taking new patients. The building keeps things secure, which is especially important for memory care, and there's a protective wander alert system for folks with Alzheimer's or other cognitive concerns, plus grab bars and clear floor plans for safety, and the staff stays alert 24/7 to help with things like insulin doses and two-person transfers when needed. Most rooms come private or semi-private, and the whole setup looks to create a safe, cozy feeling, with lots of daily social and recreational activities-exercise, memory games, arts and crafts, music therapy, pet therapy, and even intergenerational programs with kids from the on-site early childhood center, and you'll see people chatting in the reading rooms or taking part in workshops and creative events around the community spaces. The dining rooms lean on home-style, nutritious meals, and the kitchen can handle special food needs for anyone with diabetes or other health issues, and you get three meals a day along with snacks, all made by a skilled team. There's a strong medical focus here, with a range of nurses, CNAs, and therapists on staff, and care planning usually happens with both doctors and families involved, and wound care, palliative and hospice services, pharmacy, and Ready-Set-Go Home programs are available for folks returning to living independently. The gym for therapy sessions is state-of-the-art by most standards, and there's also a beauty shop, movie areas, group games, transportation for doctor's visits or shopping, valet parking, and outdoor spaces for folks who'd like a little fresh air. Pets are allowed, so residents can bring their dogs and cats, and people can visit easily thanks to open door visiting. Housekeeping keeps up with linens and basic chores, and maintenance fixes things like appliances and yards. You'll see activities planned for almost every day-movie nights, music, spiritual services, creative art classes, social games, and there's extra attention for people living with memory problems, with Serenity Suites in the memory care unit and extra staff support. Families can expect a warm, caring environment, and administration, led by Jeanna Woods, aims to treat folks like family. Resident and family reviews give Delmar Gardens South an average score of 3.4 out of 5, and while the list of amenities and specialties isn't fully detailed, the general reputation seems steady, with people noting both helpful staff and areas for improvement. The facility accepts a range of payment options for memory care, including private pay and long-term care insurance. There's valet parking, indoor and outdoor spaces for recreation, and even things like workshops and continuing education, so the place keeps busy and looks after both residents and staff.

    People often ask...

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    The full address for this community is 5300 Butler Hill Rd, Saint Louis, MO 63128.

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