Life Care Center of St Louis
Nursing home in St. Louis, Missouri, CMS certification number 265610
3520 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103 · St. Louis City County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 100
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $15,646 (1)
Does Life Care Center of St Louis take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of St Louis is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of St Louis reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.13
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.34
- Weekend total hours
- 3.39
- Nursing staff turnover
- 66.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 16, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 23, 2024, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of St Louis 1 time in the past 3 years, for $15,646 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 83.3 residents live here, about 83% of its 100 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 100
- Average residents per day
- 83.3
- Certified since
- April 6, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of St Louis
- Legal business name
- C.m.c. Extended Care Center, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of St Louis
- Beauvais Rehab and Healthcare Center3625 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis 63110
- Bernard Care Center4335 West Pine Blvd, St. Louis 63108
- Grand Manor Health Care Center3645 Cook Ave, St. Louis 63113
- Blue Circle Rehab and Nursing2939 Magazine Street, St. Louis 63106
- Magnolia Wellness Center3421 Gasconade, St. Louis 63118
See also all nursing homes in St. Louis.
Who inspects nursing homes in Missouri
Missouri's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Missouri, the 36 in St. Louis, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of St Louis, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Life Care Center of St Louis
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of St Louis?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of St Louis accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of St Louis?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of St Louis?
C.m.c. Extended Care Center, Inc., for profit - individual.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.