Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2))

What is Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2))'s Missouri license record?

Missouri's Section for Long-Term Care Regulation licenses Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) (license 052990) as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) for 114 residents, with an Alzheimer's special care unit of 48 beds.

The licensee of record is Nazareth Living Center. Its current license term began September 2, 2025 and runs through September 1, 2027.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

Show Me LTC lists 14 inspections and complaint investigations for Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)), 5 of them since October 2023. In the 5 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 14 requirements, and 1 of those 5 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in fire safety and evacuation (4), care and service planning (3), medication management (2). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• March 15, 2024 — 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 June 11, 2024.
• June 13, 2025 — Medication Orders. (A) No medication, treatment or diet shall be administered without an order from an individual lawfully authorized to prescribe such and the order… (rule class II/III) Corrected August 29, 2025.
• April 15, 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 June 2, 2025.
• April 15, 2025 — The facility shall maintain a record in the facility for each resident, which shall include the following: (B) A review monthly or more frequently, if indicated, of… (rule class III) Corrected June 2, 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 Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick Nazareth Living Center (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 NAZARETH LIVING CENTER 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 052990 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, Nazareth Living Center (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 Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) have a memory care unit?

Yes. Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 48 of its 114 licensed beds (42%).

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 Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) and what's nearby in St. Louis, MO?

Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) is at 2 Nazareth Ln in St. Louis (63129), in South 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 Mercy Hospital South, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton. 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 Nazareth Living Center (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; Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) doesn't report its rates to DHSS, so ask for a written rate sheet.

At 114 beds, Nazareth Living Center (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 Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2))?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)), 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.
• Service-plan or assessment rules were cited. Ask how often your parent's plan would be reviewed and who signs off on changes.
• 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 the awake-overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio?
• How long have the administrator and the head of nursing been in their roles?

How does Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, Nazareth Living Center (Assisted Living (Option 2)) is the 7th-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.