Clarendale Clayton

What is Clarendale Clayton's Missouri license record?

Missouri's Section for Long-Term Care Regulation licenses Clarendale Clayton (license 053257) as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) for 98 residents, with an Alzheimer's special care unit of 22 beds.

The licensee of record is Clayton Operations, LLC. Its current license term began December 30, 2025 and runs through December 29, 2027.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Clarendale Clayton?

Show Me LTC lists 6 inspections and complaint investigations for Clarendale Clayton, 4 of them since October 2023. In the 4 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 12 requirements, and 3 of those 4 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in building, sanitation and food service (3), staffing, training and screening (2), other operating requirements (2). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• November 19, 2025 — 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 February 5, 2026.
• November 19, 2025 — The facility shall screen residents and staff for tuberculosis as required for long-term care facilities by 19 CSR 20-20.100. (rule class II) Corrected February 5, 2026.
• November 19, 2025 — The facility may admit or retain an individual for residency in an assisted living facility only if the individual does not require hospitalization or skilled nursing… (rule class II) Corrected February 5, 2026.
• November 19, 2025 — All floors in the facility shall be clean and shall be maintained in good repair. Floors and floor coverings of all food-preparation, food-storage and utensil-washing… (rule class III) Corrected February 5, 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 Clarendale Clayton on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Clarendale Clayton 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 CLARENDALE CLAYTON 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 053257 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Clarendale Clayton?

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

Does Clarendale Clayton have a memory care unit?

Yes. Clarendale Clayton has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 22 of its 98 licensed beds (22%).

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 Clarendale Clayton and what's nearby in Clayton, MO?

Clarendale Clayton is at 7651 Clayton Road in Clayton (63117), in Central County (St. Louis County). It is the only licensed assisted living or residential care facility with a Clayton address.

Hospitals families in this part of the metro use most include SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Ask which hospital residents are usually sent to, and whether staff send records ahead.

Other licensed communities nearby:

• Laclede Commons — St. Louis, 232 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• Mother of Perpetual Help Residence — St. Louis, 160 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• McKnight Place Assisted Living and Memory Care (Assisted Living (Option 2)) — St. Louis, 120 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2)
• Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care — St. Louis, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit

More on care options here: Clayton assisted living guide.

What does assisted living cost at a community like Clarendale Clayton?

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

At 98 beds, Clarendale Clayton 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 Clarendale Clayton?

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

• Building, sanitation or food-service rules were cited. Walk the kitchen and resident rooms and ask what was repaired.
• Staffing or training rules were cited. Ask for the awake-overnight staffing level and how new hires are screened and trained.
• 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 Clarendale Clayton compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Clarendale Clayton is the 17th-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.