Skilled nursing · BALLWIN, MO

LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS

50 MERAMEC TRAILS DRIVE, BALLWIN, MO 63021

32 bedsNon profit - Church related
8.5Clarity

▲ 1.0 since Aug

Score history
Oct 20268.5▲ 1.0 flagged
Sep 20267.5 flagged
Aug 20267.5 flagged

Rescored monthly from the federal and state record.

The Palmelle ReadUpdated 14 Aug 2026

Some five-star ratings survive a close read. This one does: nurses here log 1.9 times the national average of registered-nurse time with each resident, staff turnover is roughly half the U.S. rate, and inspectors rated the last health survey 5 out of 5 and levied no fines. In Ballwin, that is the profile families hope to find.

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The record

CMS Care Compare · Aug 2026
Federal ratings
Overall★★★★★ 5 of 5
Health inspection★★★★★ 5 of 5
Staffing★★★★★ 5 of 5
Quality measures★★★★☆ 4 of 5

Staffing · hours per resident per day

Registered-nurse time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
1 hr 31 min
National
47 min

All nursing time with each resident, dailyhigher is better

This home
5 hr 15 min
National
3 hr 37 min

Nurses who quit each yearlower is better

This home
27.1%
National
53%

Medication & safety · share of long-stay residents

On antipsychotic medicationlower is better

This home
2.9%
National
14%

On sedatives / sleep medicationlower is better

This home
5.6%
National
15%

Falls causing major injurylower is bettersee why ↓

This home
1.8%
National
1.6%

Physically restrainedlower is better

This home
0%
National
1.1%
Penalties & citations · last 36 months
Federal fines$0 · zero penalties
Abuse iconNot flagged
Conflict flags in latest reconcile6

MO does not publish a state inspection feed Palmelle can verify. This record is built from federal data only.

What the pattern says

Palmelle pattern checks · v1

Reads like care — the pattern checks come back clean.

  • Staffed like a place that cares. Nurses spend 1.9× the national RN time with each resident, and staff turnover is half the U.S. average — the opposite of the churn you see in warehouse facilities.
  • Clean accountability record. Non-profit operated — and there are no fines, flags, or abuse findings on the federal record.

These checks are computed the same way for every facility. Good patterns and bad ones both print.

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Questions families ask

What is the CMS rating for LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS?
LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS has an overall CMS Care Compare rating of 5 out of 5 stars.
Has LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS been cited for resident harm?
LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS has no abuse icon and no federal fines on record in the last 36 months.
What should I ask on a tour?
Ask about staff-to-resident ratios by shift, weekend coverage, and any measure flagged red in the record above — those are the places this facility's numbers leave open questions.

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