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Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs

50 MERAMEC TRAILS DRIVE, BALLWIN, MO, 63021
(636) 861-0600
32 licensed beds

CMS rates Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs 5 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 16 citations across 7 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

50 Meramec Trails Drive
Ballwin, MO 63021
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
32
State license
052050
CMS facility ID
265805
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs
Street address
50 MERAMEC TRAILS DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Ballwin, MO 63021
Phone
(636) 861-0600
State license #
052050

About this facility — Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs

Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Ballwin, Missouri. It is licensed for 32 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 7 senior care facilities in Ballwin 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 Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs 16 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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 November 6, 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
Lutheran Senior Services
Parent company
Evertrue
Ownership type
Non profit - Church related
Administrator
Melissa Vann

Registered owners & officers

Lutheran Senior Services
Direct owner — 100% stake — since 2002
Anderson, David
Officer — since 2019
Beumer, Brent
Director — since 2022
Brown, Daniel
Officer — since 2018
Christell, Roy
Director — since 2017
Cooper, Valerie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2009
Lin, Walter
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Marles, Adam
Director · Officer — since 2021
Meadows, Megan
Director — since 2022
Mueller, Harry
Director — since 2016
Sneed, Chadwick
Officer — since 2020
Sombart, Lisa
Director — since 2017
Sommer, Christopher
Director — since 2023
Tice, Paul
Officer — since 2017
Toon, Norman
Director — since 2019

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2007-01-01
License expires
2026-08-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
3 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2024-10-09
Nurse staffing
7.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$469 per day (≈ $14,260/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
15% Medicaid · 7% Medicare · 77% private/other
Occupancy
46% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
82% above the MO median of $257/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
32
Licensed as
ALF**
Memory care
Yes — dedicated memory care
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 2026-11-06. 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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
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 2026-02-03
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 2026-02-03
2024-10-09Health inspection1 citation
F-0688
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2024-11-08
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (13 citations)
2022-12-07Health inspection1 citation
F-0919
E · No harm found
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Corrected 2023-01-21
2019-06-21Health inspection4 citations
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2019-08-04
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2019-08-04
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 2019-08-04
F-0812
F · 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 2019-08-04
2024-10-09Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-11-08
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-11-08
2022-12-07Fire-safety inspection5 citations
K-0353
E · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-01-21
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-12-14
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2022-12-10
K-0531
F · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2022-12-14
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2023-01-21
2019-06-21Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0712
F · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2019-08-04
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 265805.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in Missouri.
Inspection citations, 3 years
16
More than 6% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 50
Federal fines, 3 years
$0
No federal fines on record
State median: $0
Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day
7.5
Higher than 99% of nursing homes in the state
State median: 3.4
Nursing staff turnover, annual
28%
Among the lowest of nursing homes in the state
State median: 57%

Resident outcomes

On 17 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the Missouri average on 12 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased14.3%17.4%13.5%Better than state
Lose too much weight8.3%5.1%5.1%Worse than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.0%0.9%0.7%Better than state
With a urinary tract infection3.6%2.2%1.5%Worse than state
Have depressive symptoms17.2%20.0%13.5%Better than state
Were physically restrained0.0%0.0%0.1%Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.8%4.0%3.2%Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine100.0%84.0%93.7%Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication11.1%25.6%19.5%Better than state
With pressure ulcers5.2%4.4%4.5%Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence26.9%17.1%18.3%Worse than state
Received an antipsychotic medication0.0%23.5%15.4%Better than state
Short-stay residentsThis facilityStateUSCompared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine82.7%65.7%82.3%Better than state
Newly received an antipsychotic medication0.0%2.1%1.5%Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine97.5%61.4%80.1%Better than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission20.2%25.7%23.4%Better than state
Had an outpatient emergency department visit18.6%13.4%11.8%Worse than state
Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

  • K-0353 2 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

What its owners also hold

  • Lutheran Senior Services has an ownership stake on file at 5 nursing homes, averaging 4.4 of 5 on CMS's overall rating.
Source: CMS ownership filings. Shows organizations with an ownership stake; people are left out.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in Missouri

  • Licensing: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation
  • File a complaint: 800-392-0210 · Online
  • Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-309-3282. A free advocate for residents and families.
  • Adult Protective Services: 800-392-0210. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
  • Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

  • Ssm St Clare Health Center, about 4.6 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • St Lukes Hospital, about 5.5 miles. CMS rating 4 of 5.
  • Missouri Baptist Medical Center, about 6.1 miles. CMS rating 5 of 5.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-11-06
Source
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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