Nursing home report
Registered name: LIFE CARE CENTER OF ST LOUIS
SAINT LOUIS, MO · Medicare-certified · 100 beds
Life Care Center of Saint Louis has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with strong quality measures (5 stars) but only average health inspection and staffing ratings (3 stars each). It also has a recent federal penalty, $15,646 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 3.54 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.5392 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.5392.
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 provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: J
The home failed to notify the resident and family in time before a transfer or discharge, including their right to appeal. Cited April 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 623 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited April 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure nurse aides had the skills and training needed to care for residents safely, including dementia care and abuse prevention. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 947 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $15,646 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 14 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $15,646 in total fines.
Federal fine
Oct 21, 2024
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.
