Bethesda Southgate: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bethesda Southgate is a 130-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 31.5% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Bethesda Southgate
5943 Telegraph RoadSaint Louis, MO 63129
St. Louis County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bethesda Southgate, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Missouri average. With about 82 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.32 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 3.02 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
31.5% of nursing staff at Bethesda Southgate left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 10.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bethesda Southgate holds 5 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Bethesda Southgate
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Bethesda Long Term Care Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 3, 2003
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bethesda Southgate
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Nazareth Living Center Saint Louis | 2.1 | 121 | 2.32 | 3.69 | 77.4% | 1 | $11,928 |
| Nexus at Columbia Columbia | 4.6 | 119 | 2.21 | 3.44 | 51.5% | 1 | $338,854 |
| Bluebird Wellness and Rehabilitation Saint Louis | 4.7 | 188 | 2.05 | 2.96 | 62.3% | 1 | $234,836 |
| Delmar Gardens South Saint Louis | 4.9 | 184 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 55.9% | 4 | $23,520 |
| Woodland Manor Nursing Center Arnold | 5.0 | 178 | 2.86 | 3.76 | 63.1% | 2 | None |
| Sherbrooke Village Saint Louis | 5.1 | 149 | 3.42 | 4.85 | 60.6% | 2 | $38,520 |
| Lemay Nursing Saint Louis | 5.3 | 60 | 1.96 | 2.86 | 36.8% | 2 | None |
| Fountain Care at Sunset Hills Saint Louis | 6.6 | 166 | 2.35 | 3.54 | 79.8% | 1 | $105,665 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.