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Living Community of St Joseph

1202 HEARTLAND ROAD, SAINT JOSEPH, MO, 64506

(816) 671-8500

benedictineliving.org

96 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1202 Heartland Road

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

053777

CMS facility ID

265784

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Living Community of St Joseph

Street address

1202 HEARTLAND ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Saint Joseph, MO 64506

Phone

(816) 671-8500

Website

benedictineliving.org

State license #

053777

About this facility — Living Community of St Joseph

Living Community of St Joseph is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Saint Joseph, Missouri. It is licensed for 96 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 20 senior care facilities in Saint Joseph 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 Living Community of St Joseph 40 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 4 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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

Living Community of St Joseph

Parent company

Benedictine Health System

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Administrator

Amy Byrom

Registered owners & officers

Benedictine Health System

Operational control — since 2001

Bergien, Tricia

Officer — since 2017

Byrom, Amy

Managing employee — since 2022

Carley, Gerald

Director · Operational control — since 2018

Przybilla, Steven

Director — since 2018

Rymanowski, Kevin

Officer — since 2014

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2004-06-30

License expires

2028-06-29

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

3 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-04-09

Nurse staffing

3.6 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$437 per day (≈ $13,280/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

26% Medicaid · 28% Medicare · 46% private/other

Occupancy

89% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

70% above the MO median of $257/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

ALF**

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 4 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-04-09Health inspection3 citations

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 2026-05-14

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 2026-05-14

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-05-14

2025-04-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2025-05-28

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (36 citations)

2025-01-02Health inspection6 citations

F-0554

E · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0610

E · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0641

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0689

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-02-07

F-0758

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-02-07

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 2025-02-07

2023-03-06Health inspection16 citations

F-0567

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0607

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0636

E · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0638

E · No harm found

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0640

E · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0656

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0658

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0677

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0693

E · 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 2023-04-14

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2023-04-14

F-0809

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.

Corrected 2023-05-24

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 2023-04-14

2026-04-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0311

E · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2026-05-14

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2026-05-14

2025-01-02Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-02-07

2023-03-06Fire-safety inspection11 citations

E-0004

F · No harm found

Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2023-04-14

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0222

E · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0741

F · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0901

F · No harm found

Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

Corrected 2023-04-14

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 2023-04-14

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-04-14

K-0920

E · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-04-14

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 265784.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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