Laclede Commons

What is Laclede Commons's Missouri license record?

Laclede Commons holds Missouri DHSS license 052499 as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**), with 232 licensed beds and an Alzheimer's special care unit of 70 beds.

The licensee of record is Lutheran Senior Services. Its current license term began February 11, 2025 and runs through February 10, 2027.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Laclede Commons?

Show Me LTC lists 12 inspections and complaint investigations for Laclede Commons, 5 of them since October 2023. In the 5 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 9 requirements, and 3 of those 5 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in other operating requirements (3), care and service planning (2), resident rights and records (2). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• June 12, 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 September 3, 2025.
• June 12, 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 September 3, 2025.
• June 12, 2025 — The outer clothing of all employees shall be clean and employees shall use effective hair restraints to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. (rule class III) Corrected September 3, 2025.
• April 12, 2024 — Newly licensed facilities shall have handrails and grab bars affixed in all toilet and bathing areas. Existing licensed facilities shall have handrails and grab bars… (rule class II) Corrected July 3, 2024.

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 Laclede Commons on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Laclede Commons 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 LACLEDE COMMONS 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 052499 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Laclede Commons?

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

Does Laclede Commons have a memory care unit?

Yes. Laclede Commons has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 70 of its 232 licensed beds (30%).

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 Laclede Commons and what's nearby in St. Louis, MO?

Laclede Commons is at 727 S Laclede Station Rd in St. Louis (63119), 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:

• 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)
• Mattis Pointe Assisted Living — St. Louis, 120 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit

What does assisted living cost at a community like Laclede Commons?

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

At 232 beds, Laclede Commons 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 Laclede Commons?

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

• Service-plan or assessment rules were cited. Ask how often your parent's plan would be reviewed and who signs off on changes.
• Resident-rights or record-keeping rules were cited. Ask for a copy of the admission agreement and the grievance process.
• 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.
• What is the awake-overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio?
• How long have the administrator and the head of nursing been in their roles?
• Which care needs would require a move to skilled nursing?

How does Laclede Commons compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Laclede Commons is the 1st-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.