Barathaven Memory Care

What is Barathaven Memory Care's Missouri license record?

Barathaven Memory Care holds Missouri DHSS license 053079 as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**), with 66 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit of 66 beds.

The licensee of record is Sonata Barathaven LLC. Its current license term began June 1, 2025 and runs through June 1, 2027.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Barathaven Memory Care?

Show Me LTC lists 18 inspections and complaint investigations for Barathaven Memory Care, 6 of them since October 2023. In the 6 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 8 requirements, and 3 of those 6 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in abuse and neglect safeguards (3), other operating requirements (2), care and service planning (1). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• April 29, 2026 — Protective oversight shall be provided twenty-four (24) hours a day. For residents departing the premises on voluntary leave, the facility shall have, at a minimum, a… (rule class I/II) Corrected July 6, 2026.
• April 29, 2026 — In case of behaviors that present a reasonable likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself or others, serious illness, significant change in condition, injury or… (rule class I/II) Corrected July 6, 2026.
• April 29, 2026 — Each resident shall be free from abuse. Abuse is the infliction of physical, sexual, or emotional injury or harm and includes verbal abuse, corporal punishment, and… (rule class I) Corrected July 6, 2026.
• April 29, 2026 — If the administrator or other employee of a long-term care facility has reasonable cause to believe that a resident of the facility has been abused or neglected, the… (rule class I/II) Corrected July 6, 2026.

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 Barathaven Memory Care on Show Me Long Term Care?

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

1. Open Show Me Long Term Care (Missouri DHSS).
2. Choose SAINT CHARLES in the County box and click ShowMeResults!
3. Select BARATHAVEN MEMORY CARE 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 053079 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Barathaven Memory Care?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Barathaven Memory Care 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.

24 of the 29 assisted living and residential care licenses in St. Charles County hold Option 2. Ask Barathaven Memory Care to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Barathaven Memory Care have a memory care unit?

Yes. Barathaven Memory Care has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 66 of its 66 licensed beds (100%).

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 Barathaven Memory Care and what's nearby in Dardenne Prairie, MO?

Barathaven Memory Care is at 1030 Barathaven Dr in Dardenne Prairie (63368), in St. Charles County. It is one of 2 licensed assisted living or residential care facilities with a Dardenne Prairie address.

Hospitals families in this part of the metro use most include SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, Progress West Hospital. Ask which hospital residents are usually sent to, and whether staff send records ahead.

Other licensed communities nearby:

• Caregivers Inn — Dardenne Prairie, 30 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• New Perspective - Weldon Spring — Weldon Spring, 170 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• Cedarhurst of St. Charles Assisted Living & Memory Care — St. Charles, 155 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• The Oaks of O'Fallon — O'Fallon, 149 beds, Residential Care (RCF II)

What does assisted living cost at a community like Barathaven Memory Care?

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

At 66 beds, Barathaven Memory Care is a smaller community. 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 Barathaven Memory Care?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at Barathaven Memory Care, then confirm staffing, the move-out line, and the full monthly cost.

• An abuse/neglect-policy rule was cited. Ask how staff are trained to report concerns and how the facility notified DHSS afterward.
• Service-plan or assessment rules were cited. Ask how often your parent's plan would be reviewed and who signs off on changes.
• 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 long have the administrator and the head of nursing been in their roles?

How does Barathaven Memory Care compare with other assisted living in St. Charles County?

By licensed capacity, Barathaven Memory Care is the 18th-largest of 29 assisted living and residential care licenses in St. Charles County, and 19 of those 29 have disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit.

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