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Life Care Center of St Louis

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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3520 Chouteau Ave,
Saint Louis MO 63103

(314) 771-2100

65.3% estimated occupancy 1

Life Care Center of St Louis is an average-sized nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri. Sporting an overall rating of B-, this appears to be a middle of the road facility. This nursing home has some things working in its favor. More information on this facility's category grades is available below. Its best category is short-term care, which is discussed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Cardiac Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2022)
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Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home excelled in our short-term care category, with an impressive grade of A- in this category. This really boosted its overall grade. In calculating these short-term care scores, we look at the facility's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists and other types of therapists. The purpose is to formulate a tool for sizing up the rehabilitation services of nursing homes. Unfortunately, we weren't able to track down information about this nursing home's registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Finally, we looked at the number of patients that ultimately returned home from this facility. We found that 6.6 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home also excelled in inspections, where it received a grade of A-. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. This nursing home received 6 deficiencies on its inspection report, but we were relieved to see that none were considered severe. This tells you that the government inspectors did not consider any of these deficiencies to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that none of the deficiencies were severe made us feel better about this inspection report.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-minus

Next, we looked at the nursing category where we awarded this nursing home a grade of B-, which is a decent grade. In calculating a facility's nursing grade, we weigh the number of hours nurses are seeing residents as well as the levels of training of the nurses. This nursing home averages just 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a very low figure. Lastly, we also looked at several nursing quality measures. Although this nursing home got docked a bit for its nursing hours per resident, it actually excelled in a few of these quality measures. With fewer than five percent of its patients experiencing pressure ulcers, it did remarkably well in this metric. This can be a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by offering better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving a resident at least once a day.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

Turning to the final area, we awarded this nursing home a D for long-term care. This was the facility's worst category score. Of course, this grade hurt the facility's overall grade a bit. For prospective residents looking for a permanent residence as opposed to skilled nursing, long-term care grades are very important. Once we assessed the amount of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we then looked at the nursing home's vaccination record. This nursing home vaccinated 100 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is more than the vast majority of nursing homes. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0.01 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, this nursing home has fewer hospitalizations than the average nursing home. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in the category were not as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Life Care Center of St Louis Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of patients that suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in the same position for an excessive period of time.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 3.66% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in severe injury are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of nursing care . Falls which result in injury are often caused by lower levels of patient supervision.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A+

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 0% of Patients had UTIs

This indicates the percentage of patients who have had a urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infections are considered to be a measure of nursing care at a nursing home. UTI's are routinely caused by lower quality nursing care. Nevertheless, this datapoint could also be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for these infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 9.82% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic medications. Antipsychotic medications are administered to residents for many conditions, such as cognitive disorders. Tragically, in limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-plus

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 2.19% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This tells you the percentage of patients given antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are administered to patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: A+

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 0% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of patients who are exhibiting signs of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: C

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 93.18% of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 6.59% of Patients

This is the percent of patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of dependence on staff for assistance with activities of daily living could be a sign of the deterioration of a resident's health.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 7.24% of Residents

This tells you the percentage of residents that maintained mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-minus

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 0.01 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This datapoint measures the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 7.24% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-minus

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 13.76% of Patients

This indicates the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Life Care Center of St Louis, 89.23% of Resident

This tells you the percent of short-term care residents that saw functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. High levels of independence with activities of daily living usually correlates with better rehabilitation services.

Scores for Saint Louis, MO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of C
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of C
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of C
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-minus

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