Overview
Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 30th of 34 nursing homes in Saint Louis. It scores best on quality of care (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 1.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 95% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 21, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $236,408 in the past three years.
Carrie Elligson Gietner Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 96 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
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 89%
Top 79%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 21, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 5 totaling $236,408
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 7
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff1.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.12 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.26 hrs
- Nurse aides1.48 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 96
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 12, 1997
- 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