Magnolia Ridge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Magnolia Ridge is a 148-bed for-profit nursing home in Gardendale, Alabama, part of Genesis Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the Alabama average of 2.44, and 63.2% nursing staff turnover (Alabama average 46.9%).
Magnolia Ridge
420 Dean DriveGardendale, AL 35071
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Magnolia Ridge, nurse aides logged 2.80 hours per resident per day, 15% above the Alabama average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 151 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Alabama avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.80 | 2.44 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 0.79 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.49 | 3.88 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.61 | 3.26 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
63.2% of nursing staff at Magnolia Ridge left over the year CMS measured, against a Alabama average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Alabama average 4.0). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $392,125 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2025 | Fine | $392,125 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Magnolia Ridge holds 1 of 5 overall; the Alabama average is 3.0.
About Magnolia Ridge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Genesis Healthcare, 184 homes
- Legal name: Sunbridge Gardendale Health Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 16, 1976
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Magnolia Ridge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pine Hill Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Birmingham | 3.0 | 190 | 2.24 | 3.19 | 71.9% | 1 | None |
| Cherry Hill Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Birmingham | 7.6 | 117 | 2.34 | 3.23 | 56.3% | 2 | None |
| The Healthcare Center of Eastview Birmingham | 7.6 | 92 | 2.00 | 3.39 | 36.2% | 2 | None |
| Highlands Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Birmingham | 7.7 | 132 | 1.75 | 2.87 | 55.7% | 2 | $24,834 |
| Northway Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 8.1 | 113 | 2.73 | 3.57 | 51.8% | 3 | None |
| Civic Center Health and Rehabilitation, LLC Birmingham | 8.4 | 95 | 2.58 | 3.56 | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| East Glen Birmingham | 8.5 | 108 | 2.42 | 3.66 | 56.9% | 3 | None |
| Birmingham Nursing and Rehabilitation Ctr LLC Birmingham · abuse citation | 8.6 | 132 | 1.87 | 3.23 | 63.2% | 1 | $68,647 |
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.