Magnolia Wellness Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Magnolia Wellness Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 63.6% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Magnolia Wellness Center
3421 GasconadeSaint Louis, MO 63118
St. Louis City County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Wellness Center, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Missouri average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 163 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.14 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.63 | 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
63.6% of nursing staff at Magnolia Wellness Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 15, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 26 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $209,790 and 3 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | Payment Denial | 29 days from Mar 12, 2026 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Fine | $12,438 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Payment Denial | 23 days from Apr 10, 2025 |
| Mar 4, 2025 | Fine | $40,717 |
| May 2, 2024 | Fine | $139,544 |
| May 2, 2024 | Payment Denial | 1 day from Jun 14, 2024 |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Fine | $17,091 |
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 Wellness Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Magnolia Wellness Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: Sage Nursing & Rehab LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 12, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Magnolia Wellness Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center Saint Louis | 1.1 | 130 | 1.87 | 2.48 | — | 1 | $92,561 |
| St Louis Altenheim Saint Louis | 1.3 | 73 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Pine Grove Manor Saint Louis | 1.4 | 77 | 2.21 | 3.14 | — | 1 | $31,665 |
| Lansdowne Village Saint Louis | 1.7 | 145 | 2.32 | 3.39 | 61.4% | 1 | $15,015 |
| Beauvais Rehab and Healthcare Center Saint Louis · abuse citation | 1.7 | 184 | 2.14 | 3.24 | 64.1% | 1 | None |
| Life Care Center of St Louis Saint Louis | 3.0 | 100 | 2.14 | 3.54 | 66.4% | 4 | $15,646 |
| Lemay Nursing Saint Louis | 3.8 | 60 | 1.96 | 2.86 | 36.8% | 2 | None |
| La Bella of Cahokia Cahokia · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 3.9 | 150 | 2.15 | 3.36 | 48.9% | 1 | $702,001 |
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.