Magnolia Ridge
Nursing home in Gardendale, Alabama, CMS certification number 015133
420 Dean Drive, Gardendale, AL 35071 · Jefferson County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 148
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- $392,125 (1)
Does Magnolia Ridge take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Magnolia Ridge is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Magnolia Ridge reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.70
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.73
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 3.10
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 90.5%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 19, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 15 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 5, 2019, found 8.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Magnolia Ridge. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Magnolia Ridge 1 time in the past 3 years, for $392,125 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 75.1 residents live here, about 51% of its 148 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 148
- Average residents per day
- 75.1
- Certified since
- January 16, 1976
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Magnolia Ridge
- Legal business name
- Sunbridge Gardendale Health Care Center, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 183 homes nationally under Genesis Healthcare, 2.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Magnolia Ridge
- Pine Hill Rehabilitation and Wellness Center200 North Pine Hill Road, Birmingham 35217
- Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center1250 Jeff Germany Parkway, Birmingham 35214
- The Healthcare Center of Eastview7755 Fourth Avenue South, Birmingham 35206
- Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center733 Mary Vann Lane, Birmingham 35215
- Northway Health and Rehabilitation, LLC1424 North 25th Street, Birmingham 35234
Who inspects nursing homes in Alabama
Alabama's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Alabama, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Magnolia Ridge, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Magnolia Ridge
What is the CMS star rating of Magnolia Ridge?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Magnolia Ridge accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Magnolia Ridge?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Magnolia Ridge?
Sunbridge Gardendale Health Care Center, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.