Cottages of Lake St Louis: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cottages of Lake St Louis is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Lake Saint Louis, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 71% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 57.5% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Cottages of Lake St Louis
2885 Technology DriveLake Saint Louis, MO 63367
St. Charles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cottages of Lake St Louis, nurse aides logged 3.92 hours per resident per day, 71% above the Missouri average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 219 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.92 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.40 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.03 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.46 | 3.02 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
57.5% of nursing staff at Cottages of Lake St Louis left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 24, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,696 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2023 | Fine | $17,696 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cottages of Lake St Louis holds 4 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Cottages of Lake St Louis
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: FSC of Lake St Louis LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 31, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.