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CMS Nursing Home Compare · March 2026

Oak Park Care Center

6637 Berthold Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139 · All homes in Saint Louis

Oak Park Care Center, a 120-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Saint Louis, MO, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, with nurse staffing below the national norm. 1 inspection finding reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.

CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.

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3 / 5
Average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
3.57
Below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.89
40
Inspection findings · 1 serious
$0
Federal penalties (0)

Health Inspection

4/5

Staffing

1/5

Quality Measures

4/5

Long-Stay Quality

5/5

Facility Information

Provider Number
265427
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
Beds
120
Residents
86
In Hospital
No
County
St. Louis City
Last Inspection
Aug 14, 2024

Staffing Data

How the 3.57 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:

RN Hours
0.11 (nat'l avg: 0.68)
LPN Hours
0.83
CNA Hours
2.63
Total Nursing Hours
3.57 (nat'l avg: 3.89)
PT Hours
0.03
Nursing Turnover
60.8%

What the CMS Record Reveals About Oak Park Care Center

Oak Park Care Center operates 120 certified beds in Saint Louis, MO with approximately 86 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars. The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results (4★), staffing levels (1★), and quality measures (4★). Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.

The inspection file contains 40 deficiency records from recent surveys, of which 1 reached the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy threshold on the CMS scope-and-severity grid. No fines or payment denials have been assessed against this provider, suggesting issues, if any, did not rise to the enforcement threshold. Staffing is reported at 3.57 total nursing hours per resident day (national average 3.89), with RN coverage at 0.11 per resident day, the single staffing metric most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.

Classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Oak Park Care Center falls into a category where comparative context matters. National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. Reported nursing turnover at this facility is 60.8%, above the level where continuity of care typically begins to suffer. For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify details directly with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.

Deficiency History (40 most recent)

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Aug 14, 2024 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 18, 2024

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Aug 14, 2024 Tag: 0812

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 18, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 14, 2024 Tag: 0761

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 18, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 14, 2024 Tag: 0689

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 18, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Aug 14, 2024 Tag: 0550

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 18, 2024

G - Isolated - Actual harm Apr 30, 2024 Tag: 0693

Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: May 29, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 11, 2024 Tag: 0690

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 21, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 11, 2024 Tag: 0686

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 14, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 11, 2024 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Feb 14, 2024

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jul 13, 2023 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Sep 21, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Apr 28, 2023 Tag: 0557

Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: May 10, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0924

Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.

Category: Environmental Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0919

Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Category: Environmental Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0880

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Category: Infection Control Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0810

Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.

Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0761

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0756

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0755

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0727

Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0690

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0688

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0684

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0677

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0660

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0658

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0584

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0569

Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jan 27, 2023 Tag: 0550

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Mar 8, 2023

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0758

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

F - Widespread - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0755

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

C - Widespread - No harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0732

Post nurse staffing information every day.

Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0692

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0677

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0661

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

D - Isolated - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0656

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

B - Pattern - No harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0625

Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

B - Pattern - No harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0623

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0620

Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0578

Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

E - Pattern - Minimal harm Jul 22, 2019 Tag: 0550

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies

Corrected: Aug 28, 2019

Quality Measures

Measure Type Score Used in Rating
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay 7.4% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay 0.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay 1.0% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay 9.1% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay 6.8% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay 14.0% Yes
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay 1.3% Yes
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight Long Stay 1.7% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms Long Stay 76.1% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained Long Stay 0.0% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Long Stay 36.1% No
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication Long Stay 13.9% No
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Long Stay 77.8% No
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence Long Stay 11.5% No
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine Short Stay 15.3% No
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine Short Stay 15.8% No

Penalty History

No penalties on record.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall CMS rating for Oak Park Care Center?
Oak Park Care Center has an overall CMS rating of 3 out of 5 stars. This rating combines health inspection results (4★), staffing levels (1★), and quality measures (4★).
What are the staffing levels at Oak Park Care Center?
Oak Park Care Center reports 3.57 total nursing hours per resident day (national average: 3.89). RN hours are 0.11 per resident day (national average: 0.68). Nursing staff turnover is 60.8%.
How many beds does Oak Park Care Center have?
Oak Park Care Center has 120 certified beds with approximately 86 residents. The facility is located at 6637 Berthold Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63139.
Does Oak Park Care Center have any deficiencies on record?
Yes, Oak Park Care Center has 40 deficiencies on record from recent inspections. Of these, 1 are classified as causing actual harm or jeopardy.
Has Oak Park Care Center received any fines or penalties?
No, Oak Park Care Center has no fines or penalties on record.
Who owns Oak Park Care Center?
Oak Park Care Center is classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership. The facility type is "Medicare and Medicaid".
When was Oak Park Care Center last inspected?
The most recent health inspection for Oak Park Care Center was on Aug 14, 2024. The facility received a health inspection rating of 4 out of 5 stars.
What quality measures are tracked for Oak Park Care Center?
Oak Park Care Center is evaluated on 17 quality measures, of which 8 are used in the CMS star rating calculation. These include measures for both long-stay and short-stay residents covering areas like infections, falls, pressure ulcers, and medication use.

Data Sources

Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Always verify information directly with the facility or your state health department.

Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare provider data (data.cms.gov). See our methodology for how this page is compiled. Ratings, staffing, health-inspection deficiency, and Civil Money Penalty records are published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services under a public-domain (CC0) license.

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