Overview
Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Missouri average of 2.6. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in Ballwin. It scores best on health inspections (5 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 7.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 99% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 2.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 9, 2024, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 41% of Missouri nursing homes have been fined.
Lutheran Senior Services at Meramec Bluffs is a nonprofit facility with 32 certified beds, caring for about 22 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2007. 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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 9, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff7.53 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)2.37 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)2.55 hrs
- Nurse aides2.62 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 22
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 2007
- 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