Autumn View Gardens

What is Autumn View Gardens's Missouri license record?

Autumn View Gardens holds Missouri DHSS license 053485 as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**), with 150 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit of 20 beds.

The licensee of record is Bethesda Foundation. Its current license term began April 10, 2026 and runs through April 9, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Autumn View Gardens?

Show Me LTC lists 18 inspections and complaint investigations for Autumn View Gardens, 7 of them since October 2023. In the 7 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 42 requirements, and 1 of those 7 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in staffing, training and screening (10), fire safety and evacuation (8), medication management (7). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• June 16, 2026 — Residents shall receive proper care as defined in the individualized service plan. (rule class I/II) Corrected September 15, 2026.
• June 16, 2026 — The administrator shall develop and implement a safe and effective system of medication control and use, which assures that all residents' medications are… (rule class I/II) Corrected September 15, 2026.
• August 26, 2025 — The facility shall follow appropriate infection control procedures. The administrator or his or her designee shall make a report to the local health authority or the… (rule class I/II) Corrected November 7, 2025.
• April 8, 2024 — Exits, Stairways, and Fire Escapes. (A) Each floor of a facility shall have at least two (2) unobstructed exits remote from each other. (rule class I/II) Corrected June 17, 2024.

Each rule carries a class tag: Class I standards guard against imminent danger, Class II relate directly to resident health and safety, Class III indirectly (RSMo 198.085). The tag describes the rule, not harm that occurred.

How do you verify Autumn View Gardens on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Autumn View Gardens from the results to see every inspection date and the requirements cited.

1. Open Show Me Long Term Care (Missouri DHSS).
2. Choose SAINT LOUIS in the County box and click ShowMeResults!
3. Select AUTUMN VIEW GARDENS at level ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OPTION 2.
4. Click any inspection date to read the requirements DHSS cited and the dates they were corrected.

The portal has no per-facility link, so these four steps are the shortest route to the official record. The license number to match is 053485 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Autumn View Gardens?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Autumn View Gardens may serve residents who can't evacuate the building on their own, as long as it staffs for evacuations and writes an individualized evacuation plan into each such resident's service plan.

DHSS describes this level as a facility that may accept or retain residents with an impairment that prevents their safe evacuation, but only if it meets added staffing requirements to assist in evacuations and includes an individualized evacuation plan in the resident's service plan. Missouri assisted living follows a social model of care and may admit or keep a resident only if that person doesn't need hospitalization or skilled nursing placement (19 CSR 30-86). If your parent's needs grow past that line, the next step is usually a skilled nursing facility.

53 of the 64 assisted living and residential care licenses in St. Louis County hold Option 2. Ask Autumn View Gardens to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Autumn View Gardens have a memory care unit?

Yes. Autumn View Gardens has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 20 of its 150 licensed beds (13%).

Missouri has no separate memory care license. Under RSMo 198.510, a facility that offers an Alzheimer's special care unit or program must file a disclosure with DHSS describing what makes the care suited to people with dementia, and must give a copy to the resident and family at admission. Ask for that disclosure before you tour, then compare it with what you see: secured doors, daily structure, and how staff redirect someone who is anxious or trying to leave.

Where is Autumn View Gardens and what's nearby in Ellisville, MO?

Autumn View Gardens is at 16219 Autumn View Terrace Dr in Ellisville (63011), in West County (St. Louis County). It is one of 3 licensed assisted living or residential care facilities with a Ellisville address.

Hospitals families in this part of the metro use most include Mercy Hospital St. Louis, St. Luke's Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Ask which hospital residents are usually sent to, and whether staff send records ahead.

Other licensed communities nearby:

• Westview at Ellisville Assisted Living — Ellisville, 92 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• The Fountains of West County AL — Ellisville, 80 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• Autumn View Gardens at Schuetz Road — St. Louis, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) — Ballwin, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit

What does assisted living cost at a community like Autumn View Gardens?

Assisted living in Greater St. Louis typically runs $3,400–$5,200/mo in 2026 and memory care $4,400–$6,400/mo; Autumn View Gardens doesn't report its rates to DHSS, so ask for a written rate sheet.

At 150 beds, Autumn View Gardens is one of the larger communities in the metro. Larger buildings often price care in levels or points, while smaller ones lean toward all-inclusive rates, so ask which model is used and what moves a resident to the next level. Memory care units usually carry a separate, higher rate. Missouri's Aged and Disabled Waiver can help pay for personal care for eligible residents but never covers room and board, and not every facility accepts it. See St. Louis memory care costs for the full breakdown.

What should you ask when touring Autumn View Gardens?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at Autumn View Gardens, then confirm staffing, the move-out line, and the full monthly cost.

• Staffing or training rules were cited. Ask for the awake-overnight staffing level and how new hires are screened and trained.
• DHSS cited fire-safety or evacuation rules here. Ask to see the current fire drill log and the plan of correction, and how night staff would evacuate a resident who can't walk.
• Medication rules were cited. Ask who passes medications on each shift, how errors are logged, and what changed after the citation.
• Ask to see a sample individualized evacuation plan and the overnight staffing that supports it.
• Ask for the Alzheimer's special care disclosure filed with DHSS and how many residents live in the unit today.
• Does the community accept the Aged and Disabled Waiver or VA Aid and Attendance?
• What is the awake-overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio?

How does Autumn View Gardens compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Autumn View Gardens is the 3rd-largest of 64 assisted living and residential care licenses in St. Louis County, and 40 of those 64 have disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit.

See every licensed option in the St. Louis assisted living directory or the memory care directory.