Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care

What is Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care's Missouri license record?

Missouri's Section for Long-Term Care Regulation licenses Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care (license 053764) as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) for 110 residents, with an Alzheimer's special care unit of 32 beds.

The licensee of record is Dougherty Ferry Operator, LLC. Its current license term began March 30, 2026 and runs through March 29, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care?

Show Me LTC lists 14 inspections and complaint investigations for Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care, 6 of them since October 2023. In the 6 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 25 requirements across all 6 of them.

The cited requirements cluster in fire safety and evacuation (10), staffing, training and screening (5), care and service planning (3). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• May 30, 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 July 28, 2025.
• February 25, 2025 — Complete Fire Alarm Systems. (C) All facilities shall test and maintain the complete fire alarm system in accordance with NFPA 72, 1999 edition. (rule class I/II) Corrected May 22, 2025.
• February 25, 2025 — Complete Fire Alarm Systems. (E) Facilities shall test by activating the complete fire alarm system at least once a month. (rule class I/II) Corrected May 22, 2025.
• February 25, 2025 — Sprinkler Systems. (A) Facilities licensed on or after August 28, 2007, or any section of a facility in which a major renovation has been completed on or after August… (rule class I/II) Corrected May 22, 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 Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & 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 LOUIS in the County box and click ShowMeResults!
3. Select DOUGHERTY FERRY ASSISTED LIVING & 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 053764 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & 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.

53 of the 64 assisted living and residential care licenses in St. Louis County hold Option 2. Ask Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care have a memory care unit?

Yes. Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 32 of its 110 licensed beds (29%).

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 Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care and what's nearby in St. Louis, MO?

Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care is at 2929 Dougherty Ferry Rd in St. Louis (63122), in Central County (St. Louis County). It is one of 29 licensed assisted living or residential care facilities with a St. Louis 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
• Cedarhurst of Tesson Heights — St. Louis, 141 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2)
• McKnight Place Assisted Living and Memory Care (Assisted Living (Option 2)) — St. Louis, 120 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2)

What does assisted living cost at a community like Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & 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; Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care doesn't report its rates to DHSS, so ask for a written rate sheet.

At 110 beds, Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care 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 Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care, 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.
• Which care needs would require a move to skilled nursing?
• What is included in the base rate, and what triggers a higher care level?

How does Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Dougherty Ferry Assisted Living & Memory Care is the 9th-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.