Assisted Living (Option 2) — Ellisville, St. Louis County. 80 licensed beds.
The Fountains of West County AL is an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) in Ellisville (St. Louis County), DHSS license 052419, licensed for 80 beds with an Alzheimer's special care unit.
| Facility | The Fountains of West County AL |
|---|---|
| Address | 15822 Clayton Rd, Ellisville, MO 63011 |
| Phone (DHSS record) | (636) 220-1660 |
| Licensing agency | Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation |
| License number | 052419 |
| DHSS facility number | 29435 |
| Level of care | Assisted Living Facility — Option 2 |
| Licensed capacity | 80 beds |
| Alzheimer's special care unit | Yes — 24 beds disclosed |
| Status | Active — current license term January 9, 2025 to January 8, 2027 |
| First licensed | Not published in the DHSS directory; inspection records on Show Me LTC go back to August 12, 2019 |
| Licensee (operator) | Fountains of West County AL, LLC (the) (limited liability company) |
| Administrator of record | Debra Tappe |
| 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 The Fountains of West County AL, most recently on November 3, 2025 (state licensure inspection).
| Date | Inspection type | Plan of correction filed |
|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| June 20, 2025 | Complaint investigation + State licensure inspection | — |
| November 1, 2024 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| December 19, 2023 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| December 4, 2023 | State licensure inspection | — |
| October 12, 2022 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| September 21, 2021 | State licensure inspection | Yes |
| October 15, 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 052419 in the DHSS LTC Directory.
DHSS licenses The Fountains of West County AL as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**): 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.
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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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