Nursing home
Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry
13612 Big Bend Road, Valley Park, MO 63088 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 66 certified beds
Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Valley Park, Missouri. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.61 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Jun 12, 2024 cited 2 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry compares
This facility vs. the Missouri and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Missouri avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.61 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.46 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.98 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.4% | 57.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 2.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 16, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2019 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 11, 2019
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 13612 Big Bend Road
Valley Park, MO 63088 - CMS certification #
- 265808
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 66
- Avg residents/day
- 45.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2007-02-05
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2016
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Residents will have a choice of private or semi-private suites with complimentary housekeeping and laundry services, 24-hour Skilled Nursing care, and an enriching dining experience.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
including Assisted Living Plus®, Memory Care, Respite Care, Hospice Care, and Skilled Nursing.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Residents will have a choice of private or semi-private suites with complimentary housekeeping and laundry services, 24-hour Skilled Nursing care, and an enriching dining experience.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for May 8, 2016 to May 7, 2018. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $725 owed to 2 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Garden View Care Center of St. Louis, Inc.. Case 1851847.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ssm St Clare Health Center, Fenton. 2.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Big Bend Woods Healthcare Center, Valley Park. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Med-Staff Home Health, LLC, Saint Louis. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63088 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Nxstage Kidney Care - St Louis, Saint Louis, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Bowles Avenue Dialysis, Fenton, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Town And Country West Dialysis, Saint Louis, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63088.
Alternative Hospice, LLC, office in Fenton, 2.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Breeze Hospice Of Missouri, office in Ballwin, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Mercy Hospice, office in Saint Louis, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ssm Health Care Group, Saint Louis. 1.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry a good nursing home?
CMS gives Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry staffed?
Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry reports 5.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 2 deficiencies.
How many beds does Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry have?
Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry is certified for 66 beds.