Continuing careMemory careIndependent livingAssisted living
NAZARETH LIVING CENTER
0.00 reviews · 0 verifiedSAINT LOUIS, MOLic. 265636
DENYCMS payment denial (4 days)Source: CMS Penalties
VBP-SLow SNF VBP readmission measure score (0.0)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
VBP-RElevated VBP readmission rate (22.3%)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
FINECMS fine: $11,928Source: CMS Penalties
VBPLower SNF VBP program ranking (#10,735)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
VBP-THigh nursing staff turnover in VBP period (65%)Source: CMS SNF VBP (PDC)
Provided by facility
Nazareth Living Center is a full-service Continuum of Care Community (CCRC) located in South St. Louis County, dedicated to providing a supportive environment for seniors. With over 100 years of experience, the center offers a range of living options including independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and memory care. Residents enjoy a variety of services designed to enhance their quality of life, such as transportation, social activities, and flexible dining options. The community emphasizes the importance of social, emotional, spiritual, and physical support, ensuring that residents can age in place comfortably.
Housekeeping & MaintenanceHousekeeping Services
Transportation & ShoppingGeneral Transportation Services
Ambulatory Assistance & AccessibilityElevator
TherapiesOn-Site Rehabilitation Services
Safety & SecuritySecured Memory Care Unit
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Medicare overall
1/5Medicare.gov Care Compare stars are shown for context only. They are never part of the Unbeatable composite score.
Staffing (PBJ)
3.27 total HPRDRN 0.26 · weekend 90%Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Survey history
12 inspections68 deficiencies on record
Federal IDs
CCN 265636
Overall: 1/5 · Health: 2/5 · Staffing: 1/5 · QM: 2/5
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Recent inspections
Health surveyFeb 2026 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Health surveyJan 2026 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Health surveyDec 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Health surveyNov 2025 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Health surveyJul 2025 · CMS4 deficiencies
- F-602SS D — Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
- F-658SS E — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-684SS G — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Health surveyMar 2025 · CMS17 deficiencies
- F-623SS D — Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- F-655SS D — Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- F-656SS D — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-684SS D — Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- F-690SS D — Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- F-695SS D — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- F-697SS D — Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- F-700SS D — Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-759SS E — Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- F-760SS D — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F-761SS E — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-847SS B — Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F-909SS D — Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Fire safetyMar 2025 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL10 deficiencies
- E-4SS F — Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-353SS E — Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- K-372SS E — Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- K-374SS E — Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- K-500SS E — Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- K-521SS E — Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- K-761SS E — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- K-914SS F — Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- K-918SS F — Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Health surveyJul 2024 · CMS1 deficiencies
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Health surveyOct 2023 · CMS11 deficiencies
- F-577SS C — Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- F-582SS E — Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
- F-657SS E — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-689SS G — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-756SS F — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS E — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F-760SS D — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- F-761SS E — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-880SS D — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyOct 2023 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL6 deficiencies
- E-4SS F — Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
- E-41SS F — Implement emergency and standby power systems.
- K-345SS F — Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- K-372SS E — Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- K-531SS F — Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- K-761SS F — To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Health surveyOct 2020 · CMS12 deficiencies
- F-609SS D — Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F-610SS E — Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F-658SS D — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- F-677SS D — Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- F-688SS D — Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- F-689SS D — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F-698SS D — Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- F-755SS E — Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- F-756SS E — Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F-758SS D — Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- F-761SS E — Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- F-880SS E — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Fire safetyOct 2020 · STATE FIRE MARSHAL3 deficiencies
- K-293SS E — Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
- K-914SS F — Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- K-923SS E — Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
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Operated by BENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEM (nonprofit) since 1996.
- Jul 2009
operator transition — SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET ST LOUIS PROVINCE
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST (50%) — SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET ST LOUIS PROVINCE
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