Nursing home
St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing)
5408 South Broadway, Saint Louis, MO 63111 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 48 certified beds
St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.57 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Oct 10, 2025 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) 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) | 3.57 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.19 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 74.0% | 57.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | below 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 total penalty, 1 Medicare payment denial.
About this facility
- Address
- 5408 South Broadway
Saint Louis, MO 63111 - CMS certification #
- 26A484
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 48
- Avg residents/day
- 43.8
- Provider type
- Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-12-30
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation, 3 meals a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2014
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Louis Altenheim also offers respite care, to provide a rest for caregivers or for those needing assistance for a shorter period of time.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our professional health care staff provides 24-hour licensed nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Three delicious and well-balanced meals a day
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
Louis Altenheim provides private rooms for independent living, supported living, memory care, skilled nursing care and respite stays.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Smoke-free environment
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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 Jun 9, 2014 to Jun 8, 2016. Violations found: Minimum wage, Overtime. Back wages: $7,643 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: St. Louis Altenheim (St. Louis Altenheim, Inc.). Case 1786071.
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.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ssm Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis. 4.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center, Saint Louis. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Rn4Kids, Inc, Saint Louis. 3.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- TJ Pharmacy. 1.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63111 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita South City Dialysis, Saint Louis, 1.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Cardinal Glennon Childrens Hospital Dialysis, Saint Louis, 4.0 miles away, straight line
Fmc - Saint Louis Grand, Saint Louis, 4.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 18 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63111.
Medi-Plex Hospice, LLC, office in Saint Louis, 4.2 miles away, straight line
Acg Hospice, office in Saint Louis, 5.0 miles away, straight line
Unity Hospice Gsl, LLC, office in Saint Louis, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Geromed LLC, Saint Louis. 0.9 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively high. 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) a good nursing home?
CMS gives St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) staffed?
St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) reports 3.57 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) have?
St Louis Altenheim (Skilled Nursing) is certified for 48 beds.