Saint Louis · 63128
Fountain Care at Sunset Hills
10954 Kennerly Road
Saint Louis, MO 63128
Delmar Gardens South
⌖ Saint Louis, MO · St. Louis County
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Medicare overall rating 4 of 5 stars
Certified beds184
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Delmar Gardens South
Delmar Gardens South is a 184-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Louis, MO. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (above average); the average in Missouri is 2.5. At its last full inspection (Sep 2024), inspectors found 4 problems, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 25 min a day with each resident, more than the Missouri average of 3 hr 26 min. About 56% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $23,520 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are stronger for long-term care than for short-term rehab.
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Key details
Facility nameDelmar Gardens South
LocationSt. Louis County, Missouri
Phone(314) 842-0588
Address5300 Butler Hill Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 · St. Louis County
CMS provider number265310
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyDelmar Gardens · 12 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 20, 1987 (39 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Health citations at last inspection4 (Sep 2024)Missouri average: 11.4. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 25 min a dayMissouri average: 3 hr 26 minStrength
About average
- Registered nurse time per resident26 min a dayMissouri average: 28 minAbout average
- Nursing staff turnover56% a yearMissouri average: 56%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year).Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $23,520Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jun 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Missouri average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital39.5%State average: 26.0%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit19.2%State average: 13.7%Worse than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.7%State average: 2.2%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 7 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.2%State average: 4.1%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.3%State average: 4.5%About average
- Given antipsychotic drugs32.0%State average: 23.5%Worse than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days0.6State average: 2.1Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Missouri average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Missouri, Medicaid pays for 65% of resident days at a typical home.
- 43% Medicaid
- 4% Medicare
- 53% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average94%Missouri typical: 71%
Cost of care per resident day$334Missouri typical: $254
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending March 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 4 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 13 times.
Overall rating4★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.4
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.6 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Sep 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5.4 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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