Nursing home
Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
#2 Nazareth Lane, Saint Louis, MO 63129 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Benedictine Health System (22 facilities) · 121 certified beds
Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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 3.73 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Mar 14, 2025 cited 24 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $38,780In CMS records: 3 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 Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 3.73 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.33 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 71.2% | 57.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 24.0 | 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: 2 fines totaling $38,780, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 29, 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 · Jul 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jul 29, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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.
Environmental Deficiencies · Mar 14, 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
- #2 Nazareth Lane
Saint Louis, MO 63129 - CMS certification #
- 265636
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 121
- Avg residents/day
- 94.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1996-05-01
- Chain
- Benedictine Health System (22 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Benedictine Health System
Benedictine Health System operates 22 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Benedictine Health System facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 12, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed May 13, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Nazareth Living Center.
- Jul 24, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, no inspection (safety). Case closed Nov 5, 2020. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Nazareth Living Center.
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
- Mercy Hospital South, Saint Louis. 3.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Bethesda Southgate, Saint Louis. 2.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Rn4Kids, Inc, Saint Louis. 4.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Sam's Pharmacy. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63129 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita South County Dialysis, Saint Louis, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gateway St Louis Dialysis, LLC, Saint Louis, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Tesson Ferry Dialysis, Saint Louis, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63129.
Fv Hospice, office in St Louis, 6.1 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Missouri, office in Saint Louis, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Alternative Hospice, LLC, office in Fenton, 8.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Geromed LLC, Saint Louis. 7.2 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 moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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 Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 3.73 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 24 deficiencies.
How many beds does Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
Nazareth Living Center (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 121 beds.