Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))

What is Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))'s Missouri license record?

Missouri's Section for Long-Term Care Regulation licenses Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) (license 053931) as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) for 110 residents, with an Alzheimer's special care unit of 20 beds.

The licensee of record is Lutheran Senior Services. Its current license term began August 2, 2026 and runs through August 1, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

Show Me LTC lists 12 inspections and complaint investigations for Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)), 4 of them since October 2023. In the 4 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 6 requirements, and 2 of those 4 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in care and service planning (3), staffing, training and screening (2), medication management (1). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• November 14, 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 9, 2026.
• November 14, 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 9, 2026.
• December 16, 2024 — 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 March 14, 2025.
• December 16, 2024 — Employees shall thoroughly wash their hands and the exposed portions of their arms with soap and warm water before starting work, during work as often as is necessary… (rule class II/III) Corrected March 14, 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 Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) 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 LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES AT MERAMEC BLUFFS 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 053931 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) 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 Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) have a memory care unit?

Yes. Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 20 of its 110 licensed beds (18%).

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 Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) and what's nearby in Ballwin, MO?

Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) is at 50 Meramec Trail Dr in Ballwin (63021), in West County (St. Louis County). It is one of 2 licensed assisted living or residential care facilities with a Ballwin 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:

• The Henry Senior Living — Ballwin, 98 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit
• 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
• Creve Coeur Assisted Living and Memory Care — Creve Coeur, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2), Alzheimer's unit

More on care options here: Ballwin assisted living guide.

What does assisted living cost at a community like Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

Assisted living in Greater St. Louis typically runs $3,400–$5,200/mo in 2026 and memory care $4,400–$6,400/mo; Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) doesn't report its rates to DHSS, so ask for a written rate sheet.

At 110 beds, Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) 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 Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)), 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.
• Staffing or training rules were cited. Ask for the awake-overnight staffing level and how new hires are screened and trained.
• Medication rules were cited. Ask who passes medications on each shift, how errors are logged, and what changed after the citation.
• 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 included in the base rate, and what triggers a higher care level?
• Does the community accept the Aged and Disabled Waiver or VA Aid and Attendance?

How does Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) 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.