NAZARETH LIVING CENTER

Continuing care retirement community · St. Louis · MO · Non profit - Corporation · BENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEM chain · 121 certified beds · CCN 265636 · NAZARETH LIVING CENTER


NAZARETH LIVING CENTER operates 121 certified beds in SAINT LOUIS, Missouri. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1996-05-01. It averages 92.7 residents a day.

What harm was found in the violations cited at NAZARETH LIVING CENTER?

CMS lists 49 health-inspection deficiencies for NAZARETH LIVING CENTER since 2020-10-09, 37 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-02-05.

Survey dateTagDeficiencySeverity
2026-02-05F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2026-01-08F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2025-12-16F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.D
2025-11-17F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D
2025-07-29F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.G
2025-07-29F0658, F0755Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E
2025-07-29F0602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.D
2025-03-14F0755, F0759, F0761Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / 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.E
2025-03-14F0623, F0655, F0656, F0658, F0677, F0684, F0690, F0695, F0697, F0700, F0760, F0880, F0909Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. / 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. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / 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.D
2025-03-14F0847Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.B
2024-07-24F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.D
2023-10-26F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.G
2023-10-26F0756Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.F
2023-10-26F0582, F0657, F0755, F0758, F0761Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / 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. / 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.E
2023-10-26F0677, F0760, F0880Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D
2023-10-26F0577Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.C
2020-10-09F0610, F0755, F0756, F0761, F0880Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / 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. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E
2020-10-09F0609, F0658, F0677, F0688, F0689, F0698, F0758Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / 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.D

Why was NAZARETH LIVING CENTER fined?

DateTypeAmount
2023-10-26Fine$11,928

Has NAZARETH LIVING CENTER had payment denied by Medicare?

Payment denial startLength in days
2025-06-144

How is NAZARETH LIVING CENTER staffed?

MeasureThis facilityMO average
Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day3.687363.43324
Total nursing staff turnover (%)77.456.0
Average number of residents per day92.773.0

Who owns NAZARETH LIVING CENTER, and what chain is it in?

NAZARETH LIVING CENTER is registered with CMS as Non profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name NAZARETH LIVING CENTER and belongs to the BENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEM chain.

RoleOwnerAssociation date
5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTERESTSISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF CARONDELET ST LOUIS PROVINCEsince 07/01/2009
CONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEECOLLINS, JULIEsince 08/09/2021
CORPORATE DIRECTORBRUHN, JENNIFER, DEBLOIS, BEVERLY, ESSIG, LEONARD, HADICAN, MARY KAY, HARRIS, MARIE, HAYWOOD, MICHAEL, HOGAN, SEAN, LUDWIG, ROBERT, LUTZEIER, FRED, MOORE, ELAINE, RAPP, DEBORAH, RYMANOWSKI, KEVINsince 01/01/2011
CORPORATE OFFICERBERGIEN, TRICIAsince 08/23/2017
OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROLBENEDICTINE HEALTH SYSTEM, CARLEY, GERALDsince 07/01/2009

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