3.6(122 ratings)
Part of Genesis HealthCare · 137 communities · 4.1★ average
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Families describe Magnolia Ridge as a skilled nursing and rehab facility where staff are attentive, communicative, and provide strong post-hospital therapy support. Reviewers frequently praise the caring nursing and rehab teams, though a few minor room comfort issues were noted. Overall sentiment from reviews is largely positive despite a moderate overall Google rating.
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Magnolia Ridge is a senior living community in Gardendale, Alabama offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Gathering / Activity Spaces and Social Activities. Families rate it 3.6 out of 5 across 122 reviews.
Magnolia Ridge is a 148-bed skilled nursing facility in Gardendale, Alabama offering post-hospital short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, and respite care services. The community features a specialized transitional care unit dedicated to post-hospital rehabilitation and accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurances.
The facility provides occupational, speech, and physical therapy services to help residents improve physical functioning. Residents benefit from comfortable common and lounge areas for gathering with family and friends, as well as an alarm system to aid in the security of residents with cognitive deficits.
Magnolia Ridge has earned recognition as an AHCA Bronze Quality Award winner and received the 2024 AHCA/NCAL Bronze National Quality Award. The community is supported by experienced medical and rehabilitation professionals, including physicians affiliated with Ascension St. Vincent's East Hospital and a Rehabilitation Program Manager with advanced credentials in physical therapy.
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Help Me Choose3.6overall · 122 ratings combined
3.6★ on Google (122)
Loretta Peebles
Jul 2026
We recently had to place my mother in Magnolia Ridge to receive therapy. After suffering through a sever UTI from having Parkinson’s and onset dementia. This has been one of the hardest decisions but the staff is absolutely amazing and I couldn’t ask for better care. I gave a 5 star the only thing I would suggest is the place needs better bedside trays and chairs in the room for visitors.
Stephanie Logan
Jun 2026
My experience with this facility has been truly wonderful. My niece is in her early twenties, nonverbal, and requires total care. I make random drop-in visits at different times throughout the week, and I consistently find her happy, clean, well-fed, and in great spirits. Many people may say this level of care is simply what should be expected, but after visiting many facilities, I can say it is actually rare to find this level of dedication and compassion. The staff has done an incredible job caring for her, meeting her needs, and creating an environment where she feels safe and valued. I could not be happier with the care she receives, and I am truly grateful for the team that supports her every day.
Joanne Blaikie
Apr 2026
I was at Magnolia Ridge in January for rehab after having pneumonia and needed help in getting my strength back . Had a great experience, the rehab team got me moving and I can’t thank them enough. All the nurses and everyone that took care of me were so kind and took great care of me. A good place to be.
Denise Glenn
Mar 2026
My mom went to Magnolia Ridge for rehab after leaving the hospital. The location is very quiet and peaceful. The staff is very kind, professional, willing to help any way they can, and do not mind answering your questions. My mom is not a very sociable person, but the Activities staff was able to get her hooked on Bingo! Additionally, the social workers, office staff, nurses, therapists, and administrator were great about communicating with me by phone if there was a question, concern, or information that needed to be conveyed about my mom. My mom enjoyed her stay and will be back for respite care in the future.
Brian Burkett
Oct 2025
My mom has been in the care of Magnolia Ridge for most of this year, following a marked decline in her cognitive abilities, and a dramatic life change. Everyone from admissions to the medical staff, from case workers to the business office, and everyone in between has been so wonderful, not only to my mom, but to our family. Anytime there has been an issue with my mom's care, or something that didn't go 100% as planned (which is the way life goes), someone is on the phone very quickly with my sister or me to update us on what's going on, and how they are making sure mom is ok. Anytime we have a question on the billing process, or helping my mom get the type of coverage and insurance she needs, the business office is so helpful and patient with me as we walk through that, frankly taking a lot of the load off of me by pointing me in the right direction. My experience with Magnolia Ridge has been fantastic, and I'm so thankful they are there, doing what they do.
4 inspection visits in the last three years, 62 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility.
Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Designate a physician to serve as medical director responsible for implementation of resident care policies and coordination of medical care in the facility.
Severity L of L: immediate jeopardy, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Jul 8, 2025
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 21, 2024
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 4, 2024
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 4, 2023
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity J of L: immediate jeopardy, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 9, 2025
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 10, 2025
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 14, 2025
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 10, 2025
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 10, 2025
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected May 10, 2025
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 10, 2025
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 17, 2025
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 14, 2020
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Jan 9, 2020
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 14, 2020
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 9, 2020
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 9, 2020
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 9, 2020
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 9, 2020
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 14, 2020
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 14, 2020
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 14, 2020
Ensure that testing and maintenance of electrical equipment is performed.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 22, 2018
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 22, 2018
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 22, 2018
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 22, 2018
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Nov 22, 2018
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 28, 2018
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
Magnolia Ridge offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Magnolia Ridge is located at 420 Dean Drive in Gardendale, Alabama.
Families describe Magnolia Ridge as a skilled nursing and rehab facility where staff are attentive, communicative, and provide strong post-hospital therapy support. Reviewers frequently praise the caring nursing and rehab teams, though a few minor room comfort issues were noted. Overall sentiment from reviews is largely positive despite a moderate overall Google rating.
Magnolia Ridge had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 62 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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