Nursing home report
SAINT LOUIS, MO · Medicare-certified · 130 beds
1 out of 5 stars overall. Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center has 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings, 2-star quality measures, staffing below the federal benchmark (2.48 vs 4.1 hours per resident per day), $92,561 in fines over the last 24 months, and a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.4799 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.4799.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure residents received the behavioral health care and services they needed. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 740 — 42 CFR §483.40 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited December 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited June 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $17,668 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $74,893 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $92,561 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Aug 1, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Oct 21, 2024
Federal fine
Oct 21, 2024
Now operated by Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center, previously Carrie Elligson Gietner Home.
The most recent standard health inspection was more than two years ago.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
