Nursing home report
SAINT LOUIS, MO · Medicare-certified · 130 beds
Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 2-star quality measures. It reported 2.48 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $236,408 in fines in the last 24 months plus 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 July 2026 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited May 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
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
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $26,762 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $96,645 was recorded.
A federal fine of $20,440 was recorded.
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: 5 fines · $236,408 in total fines · 2 payment denials.
Federal fine
Jul 20, 2026
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
May 21, 2026
Federal fine
May 21, 2026
Federal fine
May 21, 2026
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.
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.
