Nazareth Living Center

Nursing home in Saint Louis, MO

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: #2 Nazareth Lane, Saint Louis, MO 63129
Phone: (314) 487-3950
Listed under: Nonprofit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 265636
Overall star rating: 1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 1 of 5
Quality measures rating: 2 of 5
Certified beds: 121
Average residents per day: 93
Ownership: Nonprofit, corporation
Chain: Benedictine Health System (23 facilities)
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: May 1, 1996
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident and family councils
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 265636. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 14, 2025. CMS lists 49 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 9, 2020 to Feb 5, 2026): 11 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Feb 5, 2026	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 16, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 17, 2025	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 29, 2025	Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 29, 2025	Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 29, 2025	Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 29, 2025	Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2025	Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. Administration	B Potential for minimal harm, pattern
Mar 14, 2025	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2025	Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Mar 14, 2025	Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 49. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $11,928 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Mar 14, 2025	Payment denial for 4 days from Jun 14, 2025
Oct 26, 2023	Fine: $11,928

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 3.69 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.31 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.32 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.30 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 77%
RN turnover (yearly): 86%
Administrators who left in the past year: 1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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