Assisted Living (Option 1) — St. Louis, St. Louis County. 83 licensed beds.
Garden Villas South is an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 1 (ALF) in St. Louis (St. Louis County), DHSS license 053697, licensed for 83 beds.
| Facility | Garden Villas South |
|---|---|
| Address | 13457 Tesson Ferry Rd, St. Louis, MO 63128 |
| Phone (DHSS record) | (314) 843-7788 |
| Licensing agency | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation |
| License number | 053697 |
| DHSS facility number | 28964 |
| Level of care | Assisted Living Facility — Option 1 |
| Licensed capacity | 83 beds |
| Alzheimer's special care unit | None disclosed |
| Status | Active — current license term March 3, 2026 to March 2, 2028 |
| First licensed | Not published in the DHSS directory; inspection records on Show Me LTC go back to October 22, 2019 |
| Licensee (operator) | Garden Villas of South County, Inc (profit corporation) |
| Administrator of record | Michelle Miller |
| Enforcement / disciplinary action | None reported. The DHSS directory lists the license as active; Show Me LTC posts inspection findings but not civil penalties or license actions |
Show Me LTC lists 9 inspections and complaint investigations for Garden Villas South, most recently on March 26, 2025 (state licensure inspection).
| Date | Inspection type | Plan of correction filed |
|---|---|---|
| March 26, 2025 | State licensure inspection | — |
| December 26, 2024 | State licensure inspection | — |
| January 8, 2024 | State licensure inspection | — |
| November 20, 2023 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| December 29, 2022 | State licensure inspection | — |
| April 7, 2022 | State licensure inspection | — |
| December 23, 2021 | State licensure inspection | — |
| December 11, 2019 | State licensure inspection | — |
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 053697 in the DHSS LTC Directory.
DHSS licenses Garden Villas South as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 1 (ALF): a facility that provides 24-hour care, services and protective oversight, and may accept or retain residents who require minimal assistance in their safe evacuation.
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Licenses, levels of care, capacity, Alzheimer's special care unit flags, operators and administrators come from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) LTC Directory, published for the Section for Long-Term Care Regulation (file updated October 5, 2026). Inspection and complaint-investigation history comes from DHSS Show Me Long Term Care.
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