Overview
St James Living Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Missouri average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Saint James. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 56% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 17, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Missouri average of 11.4. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $14,069 in the past three years.
St James Living Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 50 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
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 27%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $14,069
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.42 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.49 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 50
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 14, 1984
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes