Friendship Village Sunset Hills: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Friendship Village Sunset Hills is a 144-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Louis, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 48.1% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Friendship Village Sunset Hills
12651 Village Circle DriveSaint Louis, MO 63127
St. Louis 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 Friendship Village Sunset Hills, nurse aides logged 2.95 hours per resident per day, 29% above the Missouri average. With about 131 residents a day, that works out to roughly 385 aide hours a day, or about 48 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 4% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.95 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.11 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.60 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.43 | 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
48.1% of nursing staff at Friendship Village Sunset Hills left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 28, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $14,433 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2024 | Fine | $14,433 |
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. Friendship Village Sunset Hills holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Friendship Village Sunset Hills
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Friendship Village of South County
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 19, 1978
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Friendship Village Sunset Hills
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Fountain Care at Sunset Hills Saint Louis | 0.4 | 166 | 2.35 | 3.54 | 79.8% | 1 | $105,665 |
| Fieser Nursing Center Fenton | 1.8 | 47 | 2.58 | 3.56 | — | 2 | None |
| Delmar Gardens South Saint Louis | 3.0 | 184 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 55.9% | 4 | $23,520 |
| Maple Grove Wellness & Rehabilitation Fenton | 3.1 | 144 | 1.79 | 2.61 | 70.7% | 1 | None |
| Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley Fenton | 3.4 | 190 | 2.26 | 3.36 | 47.8% | 5 | None |
| The Grove at Kirkwood Kirkwood · SFF candidate · many days without an RN | 3.4 | 117 | 2.79 | 3.86 | — | 1 | $172,400 |
| Bethesda Dilworth Saint Louis | 3.7 | 350 | 3.51 | 5.00 | 43.5% | 3 | $88,946 |
| Aberdeen Heights Kirkwood | 3.8 | 38 | 3.00 | 4.86 | 65.4% | 5 | None |
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.