Overview
Bernard Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 34th of 34 nursing homes in Saint Louis. Its strongest area is health inspections (2 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 0.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 100% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 19, 2025, found 29 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 13 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $37,388 in the past three years.
Bernard Care Center is a for-profit facility with 141 certified beds, caring for about 127 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 29
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 13
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $37,388
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff0.83 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.15 hrs
- Nurse aides0.60 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 141
- Average residents per day
- 127
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes