Overview
Fountain Care at Sunset Hills has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 32nd of 34 nursing homes in Saint Louis. It scores 1 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 63% 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 April 24, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $105,665 in the past three years.
Fountain Care at Sunset Hills is a for-profit facility with 166 certified beds, caring for about 94 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 24, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $105,665
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 4
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.12 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.05 hrs
- Nurse aides2.37 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 166
- Average residents per day
- 94
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 22, 1988
- 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