Nursing homeFAID #7062
Life Care Center of Bridgeton
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
Public record summary
What we can show you for free.
Bed capacity
91
State license
053209
CMS facility ID
265345
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Life Care Center of Bridgeton
Street address
12145 BRIDGETON SQUARE DR
City / state / ZIP
Bridgeton, MO 63044
Phone
(314) 298-7444
Website
State license #
053209
About this facility — Life Care Center of Bridgeton
Life Care Center of Bridgeton is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Bridgeton, Missouri. It is licensed for 91 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).
It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Bridgeton and 487 skilled nursing facilities across Missouri. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Life Care Center of Bridgeton 84 times across 15 inspections in the last three years, including 5 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $21,801 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Operator / owner
Bridgeton Operations, Llc
Parent company
Life Care Centers of America
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Administrator
Carrie Wookey
Registered owners & officers
United Investors Lp
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2000
Life Care Affiliates Ii
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — 99% stake — since 2000
Cross, Cindy
Officer — since 2014
Developers Investment Company Inc
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2014
Eklund, Amber
Governing body · Operational control — since 2024
Fletcher, Todd
Operational control — since 2024
Glover, Martin
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Henry, Terry
Officer — since 2014
Lay, Lisa
Officer — since 2014
Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2014
Preston, Aubrey
Operational control — since 2024
Preston, Forrest
Indirect owner · Additional disclosable party — since 2000
Razzaque, Naveed
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2010
Swanker, Richard
Officer — since 2014
Thurmond, Joan
Officer — since 2014
Walker, Ronda
Governing body · Operational control — since 2020
Ziegler, James
Operational control — since 2024
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
20 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1989-01-01
License expires
2027-12-03
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
14 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$21,801 total
Last standard inspection
2025-02-28
Nurse staffing
3.3 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$447 per day (≈ $13,590/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
65% Medicaid · 12% Medicare · 23% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
74% above the MO median of $257/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
91
Licensed as
SNF
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 5 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2026-07-18
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2026-07-18
2025-07-15Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-08-13
11 earlier / fire-safety inspections (81 citations)
2025-05-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0607
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-06-24
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-08-13
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-06-24
2025-02-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered12 citations
F-0550
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0558
D · No harm found
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0568
E · No harm found
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0686
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0801
F · No harm foundFood safety
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-03-28
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-03-28
2024-12-31Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-12-27
2024-05-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0563
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
Corrected 2024-07-08
2024-02-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0606
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Corrected 2024-01-12
2024-01-07Health inspection12 citations
F-0575
C · No harm found
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0584
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0804
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0908
F · No harm found
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Corrected 2024-02-09
2023-10-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-11-10
2021-06-16Health inspection26 citations
F-0561
F · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0565
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0567
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0578
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0584
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0620
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0623
E · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0625
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0645
D · No harm found
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0658
E · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0661
D · No harm found
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0677
D · No harm found
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0679
F · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0680
E · No harm found
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2020-06-19
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0692
E · No harm found
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0693
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0759
D · No harm found
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0838
E · No harm found
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0842
D · No harm found
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2021-07-22
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2021-07-22
2025-02-28Fire-safety inspection4 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2025-03-28
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-31
K-0741
E · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-03-28
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2025-03-28
2024-01-07Fire-safety inspection10 citations
E-0030
F · No harm found
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0372
E · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2024-02-20
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0741
E · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0926
F · No harm found
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Corrected 2024-02-09
2021-06-16Fire-safety inspection10 citations
K-0211
E · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0511
F · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0712
E · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0741
E · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0907
E · No harm found
Ensure medical gas and vacuum systems have documented maintenance programs.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2021-07-22
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-01-12
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2021-07-22
Federal penalties
2023-10-17Fine$21,801
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 265345.
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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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