Cape Albeon

What is Cape Albeon's Missouri license record?

Cape Albeon holds Missouri DHSS license 053403 as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**), with 100 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit of 27 beds.

The licensee of record is Good Samaritan Independent Living, Inc (the). Its current license term began February 14, 2026 and runs through February 13, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Cape Albeon?

Show Me LTC lists 15 inspections and complaint investigations for Cape Albeon, 8 of them since October 2023. In the 8 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 22 requirements, and 3 of those 8 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in fire safety and evacuation (7), staffing, training and screening (4), care and service planning (3). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• December 30, 2025 — General Requirements. (D) The department shall have the right of inspection of any portion of a building in which a licensed facility is located unless the unlicensed… (rule class I/II) Corrected March 9, 2026.
• December 30, 2025 — 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 March 9, 2026.
• August 26, 2025 — 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 November 7, 2025.
• March 17, 2025 — Standards for Designated Separated Areas. (D) The facility may provide a designated, separated area where residents, who are mentally incapable of negotiating a… (rule class I/II) Corrected June 9, 2025.

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 Cape Albeon on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Cape Albeon 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 CAPE ALBEON 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 053403 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Cape Albeon?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Cape Albeon 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 Cape Albeon to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Cape Albeon have a memory care unit?

Yes. Cape Albeon has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 27 of its 100 licensed beds (27%).

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 Cape Albeon and what's nearby in Valley Park, MO?

Cape Albeon is at 3300 Lake Bend Dr in Valley Park (63088), in West County (St. Louis County). It is the only licensed assisted living or residential care facility with a Valley Park 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:

• Autumn View Gardens — Ellisville, 150 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
• Creve Coeur Assisted Living and Memory Care — Creve Coeur, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit

What does assisted living cost at a community like Cape Albeon?

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

At 100 beds, Cape Albeon is a mid-sized 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 Cape Albeon?

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

• 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.
• Staffing or training rules were cited. Ask for the awake-overnight staffing level and how new hires are screened and trained.
• 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 does Cape Albeon compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Cape Albeon is the 14th-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.