Overview
Friendship Village Sunset Hills has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, above the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 8th of 34 nursing homes in Saint Louis. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 93% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 28, 2025, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the past three years.
Friendship Village Sunset Hills is a nonprofit facility with 144 certified beds, caring for about 133 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1978. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 24%
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Top 33%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 28, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $14,433
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.60 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.53 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.10 hrs
- Nurse aides2.96 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 133
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 19, 1978
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes