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NHC HEALTHCARE, MARYLAND HEIGHTS

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MO · Medicare-certified · 220 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
4 of 5 overall

NHC Healthcare, Maryland Heights has a 4-star overall rating, with 4 stars in health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It had no fines in the last 24 months, but reported nurse staffing was 3.38 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent inspection citations included safety, environment, and medication storage issues.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.3764 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 6, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3764.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.51
Licensed practical nurses
0.69
Nurse aides
2.17
Weekend nursing
3.07

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 33%
Registered nurse turnover: 11%

Resident outcomes

How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

13.6%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3%Steady

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.4%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0.9%Steady

Residents who lost too much weight

5.7%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%Steady

Residents needing more help with daily activities

11.6%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

10.5%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

16.8%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.4%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

0.8%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

20.3%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

3.6%Steady

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

99.4%Steady

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

97.8%Improving

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

73.4%Steady

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

94%Improving

What the inspectors found

The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E

The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E

The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E

The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited October 2022 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION · 68 homes · 4 stars avg
Occupancy
199.2 residents on an average day (91% of 220 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 38 years

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.