Nursing home
Bernard Care Center
4335 West Pine Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63108 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Reliant Care Management (29 facilities) · 141 certified beds
Bernard Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.06 hours per resident per day, below the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Apr 18, 2024 cited 22 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $37,388In CMS records: 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bernard Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Missouri and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Missouri avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.06 | 3.47 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.06 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.56 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 57.0% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 22.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $37,388, 2 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Bernard Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have enough outside ventilation via a window or mechanical ventilation, or both.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 19, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 4335 West Pine Blvd
Saint Louis, MO 63108 - CMS certification #
- 265500
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 141
- Avg residents/day
- 134.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1992-08-01
- Chain
- Reliant Care Management (29 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Reliant Care Management
Reliant Care Management operates 29 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Reliant Care Management facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bernard Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2016
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 2 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 17, 2016 to Oct 16, 2018. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Bernard Care Center (Reliant Care Group. LLC). Case 1864292.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 2, 2016: referral inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 3, 2016. 2 violations cited (2 serious). Penalties: $1,951 proposed, $1,366 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Bernard Care Center.
Details
- Serious: Hand protection (1910.138(a)). Penalty $1,951 proposed, $1,366 now.
- Serious: Hazard communication (chemical labels, safety data sheets, training) (1910.1200(h)(3)(iii)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Barnes Jewish Hospital, Saint Louis. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Grand Manor Health Care Center, Saint Louis. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Medi-Plex Healthcare Professionals, LLC, Saint Louis. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63108 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Forest Park, Saint Louis, 0.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Saint Louis Childrens Hospital Dialysis, Saint Louis, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Fmc - Chouteau, Saint Louis, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63108.
Medi-Plex Hospice, LLC, office in Saint Louis, 1.1 miles away, straight line
Unity Hospice Gsl, LLC, office in Saint Louis, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Evertrue Hospice, office in Brentwood, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Memory Care Home Solutions, Saint Louis. 0.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively moderate. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bernard Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bernard Care Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bernard Care Center staffed?
Bernard Care Center reports 2.06 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Bernard Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 22 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bernard Care Center have?
Bernard Care Center is certified for 141 beds.