By Abby Childs on October 4, 2026 Verified by Google

My grandma spent the last few months of her life at Delmar Gardens, and our family will always be grateful for the people who cared for her there.

This was such an incredibly difficult season for our family, but so many of the nurses, aides, therapists, and staff treated my grandma with patience, kindness, and dignity. She had dementia and could definitely be stubborn and sassy, but they learned her personality, her likes and dislikes, and how to make her feel comfortable and safe. They laughed with her, talked with her, cared for her, and treated her like a person rather than just another patient.

Our family was there constantly, especially toward the end of her life, and we were able to see firsthand how much compassion many of the staff had for her. They celebrated her 82nd birthday with us, helped make her days a little brighter, and showed our family kindness during some of the hardest moments we have ever experienced.

Delmar Gardens became more than just the place my grandma stayed. It became the place where we spent so much of our final time with her, made memories with her, loved on her, and eventually said goodbye to her. Losing her has been absolutely heartbreaking, but I will forever be thankful for the people who helped care for her along the way.

Thank you to everyone who loved on our grandma, put up with her sass, made her smile, kept her comfortable, and treated our family with compassion. Those things may have seemed small in the moment, but they meant more to us than you will ever know.

By paul dennison on August 7, 2026 Verified by Google

My mother was there for I believe almost 3 years. It is one of the best nursing homes that I’ve ever been into the staff was great.

By Steve Barron on July 11, 2026 Verified by Google

Most of staff Very uncaring let my 83 year old mom sit on toilet crying for help fir hours at night. Many other un caring things. Thank God she was only there for 8 days of hell

By Cortnie Hulett on June 25, 2026 Verified by Google

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. My grandpa was admitted here at Meramec Valley back in April just for just a few days. Upon visiting , the lobby looks fine but you go up the elevator and the smell of urine hits you. There were ants in his room and once reported someone came in and sprayed Raid WITH my grandpa and his roommate IN THE room and just left the dead ants and wet spray on the window sill. Old food plates laying all over the nurses station, residents wondering the halls, nurses carts everywhere you could hardly get by at times. The nurse that did my grandpas bandage change one evening, I about lost it she was so rough w him and had no compassion about it at all. The glasses in the dining room were laid out as “clean” but were filthy. The dining room stayed dirty even after meal time. My grandpa spent the first night pressing his button for hours because he needed to go to the bathroom and no one came ! His roommate happened to have the number for the desk and called and when they answered had to ask for help on behalf of my grandpa. These residents only get a shower twice a week that are on a set schedule. All of this was happening in the matter of the few days my grandpa was there. I can’t imagine what goes on if your loved one is there for a long period of time.
There are clearly issues that need to be addressed and not a single excuse to be made. Whoever runs this place should be looking out for the residents on a regular basis, not just collecting a paycheck and letting them live to the lowest standard. These are PEOPLE who are there because they need help in their last days or last years of life. The standard of care was so low. The smell in that place and the chaos still haunt me.
My grandpa died shortly after staying there and I absolutely hate that he spent even a few of his last days in this place and that is why I am writing this review to hopefully help open the eyes of whoever is in charge and to steer families away if they have another option.

By Hate Tax-N-Spend on February 17, 2026 Verified by Google

My mother spent her last 14 months of Earthly life at Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley. I cannot speak highly enough of Delmar Garden of Meramec Valley. The entire staff, extremely caring and professional. The organizational structure is superb. I know that there are a lot of "behind the scenes" people at every level that I never had the pleasure of meeting, but they clearly do their jobs very well because the entire organization runs flawlessly (from my surface level observations).

I know that there are other Delmar Garden campuses; I hope that they're as wonderful as this one located in Fenton, MO. If you're considering a place for your loved one to receive the specialized care that our senior citizens need; look no further than Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley.

Perry Furgason