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Friendship Village Sunset Hills

12651 Village Circle Drive, Saint Louis, MO 631273142707777Ownership: Non profit - CorporationCertified beds: 144Avg. daily residents: 131County: St. Louis

The complete public record on Friendship Village Sunset Hills, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★★☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Missouri average: 2.5 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★★☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Friendship Village Sunset Hills holds a 3-star overall rating, CMS’s middle tier. Federal regulators have fined this facility $14,433 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.60 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.43)
0.54 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.46)
4.43 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
48.1% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (56.0)
38.9% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

January 28, 2025 most recent standard health inspection
9 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (11.5)
9 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$14,433 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($36,698)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

24 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
January 28, 20250550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250808Ensure therapeutic diets are prescribed by the attending physician and may be delegated to a registered or licensed dietitian, to the…D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 28, 20250880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.