The Henry Senior Living

What is The Henry Senior Living's Missouri license record?

Missouri's Section for Long-Term Care Regulation licenses The Henry Senior Living (license 053830) as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**) for 98 residents, with an Alzheimer's special care unit of 29 beds.

The licensee of record is VB Ballwin SH, LLC. Its current license term began May 31, 2026 and runs through May 30, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at The Henry Senior Living?

Show Me LTC lists 15 inspections and complaint investigations for The Henry Senior Living, 5 of them since October 2023. In the 5 most recent it itemizes, DHSS cited 19 requirements, and 1 of those 5 inspections were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in fire safety and evacuation (5), other operating requirements (4), staffing, training and screening (3). Examples, in DHSS's wording:

• October 9, 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 January 5, 2026.
• October 9, 2025 — Exits, Stairways, and Fire Escapes. (D) An " area of refuge " shall have- 1. An area separated by one- (1-) hour rated smoke walls, from the remainder of the… (rule class II) Corrected January 5, 2026.
• October 9, 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 January 5, 2026.
• August 21, 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)

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 The Henry Senior Living on Show Me Long Term Care?

Search Missouri DHSS's Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then pick The Henry Senior Living 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 HENRY SENIOR LIVING, THE 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 053830 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at The Henry Senior Living?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, The Henry Senior Living 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 The Henry Senior Living to show you what an evacuation plan would look like for your parent.

Does The Henry Senior Living have a memory care unit?

Yes. The Henry Senior Living has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS covering 29 of its 98 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 The Henry Senior Living and what's nearby in Ballwin, MO?

The Henry Senior Living is at 785 Henry Ave in Ballwin (63011), 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:

• Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs (Assisted Living (Option 2)) — Ballwin, 110 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 The Henry Senior Living?

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

At 98 beds, The Henry Senior Living is a mid-sized community. 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 The Henry Senior Living?

Start with the topics DHSS has cited at The Henry Senior Living, 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.
• Staffing or training rules were cited. Ask for the awake-overnight staffing level and how new hires are screened and trained.
• 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 The Henry Senior Living compare with other assisted living in St. Louis County?

By licensed capacity, The Henry Senior Living is the 17th-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.