South County Nursing Home

    1101 W Outer Rd, Arnold, MO, 63010
    2.3 · 15 reviews
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Unsafe, dirty, unprofessional pet facility

    I appreciate that owner Susan got me a bed quickly and helped with placement, but otherwise this facility was unacceptable. It smelled of urine, had small dark double rooms with shared bathrooms, fly traps in the kitchen, and a prison-like, Bates Motel feel. Staff were largely unprofessional, cruel, dismissive of theft/assault and medical concerns, and I even suspected substance issues with some employees; cleanliness and care were poor. I would not recommend this place - it felt unsafe, dirty, and not worth a single star; I wouldn't put my dying dog here.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    2.33 · 15 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      1.9
    • Staff

      1.8
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Staff helped secure a bed quickly
    • Rapid patient placement/admissions
    • Owner (Susan) personally gave opportunities
    • Administrator/team praised for handling transfers and evacuations
    • Some residents report their needs are met (adequate care)
    • Successful housing assistance for residents from another facility
    • Patient, attentive assistance reported in some cases
    • Positive five-star experience reported by at least one family

    Cons

    • Reports of theft of residents' belongings
    • Allegations of staff providing nicotine to nicotine-free patients
    • Assaults between residents with dismissive staff response
    • Abusive staff behavior (yelling, mocking, cruelty)
    • Claims of staff drug addiction
    • Neglect after reporting concerns
    • Poor cleanliness and persistent urine odor
    • Small, dark rooms and double occupancy with shared bathrooms
    • Fly traps in kitchen and generally unclean food service areas
    • Prison-like exterior and overall depressing environment
    • Inadequate staffing levels/minimal staff help
    • Poor medical care and unresponsiveness on conditions/medications
    • Concerns about financial exploitation and pricing/value
    • Residents exhibiting aggressive behaviors (spitting, hitting, cursing)
    • Mixed or inconsistent management/staff professionalism
    • Not pet-friendly and overall poor facility condition

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment from the collected review summaries is mixed but heavily weighted toward serious concerns. Multiple reviewers report significant problems with cleanliness, staffing behavior, resident safety, and clinical responsiveness. Interspersed with those criticisms are isolated but notable positives: some family members and residents praised leadership figures (including the owner and certain administrators), cited quick placement and admissions assistance, and described individual experiences where needs were met and transitions (including evacuations or transfers from other facilities) were handled well.

    Care quality and resident safety are recurring areas of concern. Several reviews describe poor clinical responsiveness — unresponsiveness to medical conditions and medication issues — and an overall perception that nursing/medical care can be inadequate. There are multiple accounts of theft of residents' belongings and at least one report of staff responding inadequately to theft by another resident. More alarmingly, reviewers reported assaults between residents and characterized staff attitudes around those incidents as dismissive. Aggressive resident behaviors (spitting, hitting, cursing) are mentioned, and reviewers expressed that staff sometimes treat residents like "caged animals," implying both dehumanizing treatment and possible safety lapses.

    Staff behavior shows a wide range of experiences but trends toward negative descriptions in a majority of summaries. Reports include yelling, mocking, cruelty, alleged staff drug addiction, and neglect after concerns are raised. These allegations suggest inconsistent professional standards and supervision. At the same time, several reviews single out individual staff members, the owner, and the administrative team for exceptional actions — quickly securing beds, assisting with housing transitions, managing evacuations safely, and providing patient, attentive care in some cases. This contrast points to very uneven staff performance and possible variability in management effectiveness across shifts or teams.

    Facility condition and sanitation problems are prominent. Reviewers repeatedly mention a persistent urine odor, general dirtiness, and inadequate housekeeping (fly traps in the kitchen are cited explicitly). Physical descriptions include small, dark double-occupancy rooms with shared bathrooms and an exterior described as "prison-like" or compared to the "Bates Motel," conveying a bleak environment. These conditions contribute to impressions of neglect and poor overall maintenance. Dining and foodservice are indirectly criticized through kitchen cleanliness complaints; no detailed praise for meals or activities appears in the summaries, suggesting these areas are either mediocre or overshadowed by more serious facility and staffing issues.

    Operationally, the facility appears to be able to provide rapid admissions and help secure placements quickly, which some families appreciated—particularly when state funding or emergency transfers were involved. The owner and administrators received praise for specific coordination efforts, housing residents from other facilities, and ensuring comfort during transitions. However, reviewers also raised concerns about value and pricing, and some allege financial exploitation. Staffing levels are reported as insufficient in multiple reviews, linking understaffing to minimal help for residents and poorer quality of care overall.

    Patterns across the reviews point to inconsistent leadership and care delivery: when particular administrators or staff engage directly and competently, families report satisfactory or even five-star experiences; when systemic issues (cleanliness, supervision, staffing, clinical responsiveness) dominate, the experience is described as unsafe, unprofessional, and unacceptable. The weight of negative feedback—especially on safety, theft, abuse, and sanitation—suggests serious areas for improvement that prospective residents and families should investigate further. If considering this facility, reviewers' accounts support requesting detailed information about staffing ratios, incident response protocols, infection-control/housekeeping procedures, medication management, and oversight of staff behavior and background checks, and arranging an in-person visit to assess current conditions and ask for documentation of complaints and corrective actions.

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    About South County Nursing Home

    South County Nursing Home is a large, for-profit, corporate-owned senior care facility situated in Arnold, Missouri. With a capacity of 153 beds, the home accommodates both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care residents, offering a comprehensive set of services for individuals with varied needs. The nursing home actively participates in both Medicare and Medicaid programs, making it accessible for residents requiring financial assistance related to long-term or short-term stays.

    The nursing home specializes in both post-acute care and assistance with daily living activities for its residents. In terms of short-term rehabilitation, South County Nursing Home provides care for patients recovering from hospital stays for conditions such as stroke, heart attack, infection, or accidental injury. The facility offers an average of 1 hour and 24 minutes of nurse staffing per resident per day, supporting patients during their recovery phases. The home ensures that during their stay, the rate of emergency room visits and infectious complications is closely monitored, aiming to facilitate a swift and safe return to daily life. The home is also rated for consistency between weekend and weekday staffing, with an emphasis on maintaining continuity in care.

    For residents requiring long-term care, the facility provides support for daily activities such as eating, dressing, and moving about, with a significant proportion of residents able to maintain their ability to self-care. The home also places a strong priority on preventive health measures, such as ensuring all residents receive an annual influenza vaccination. Residents benefit from staff oversight to reduce falls and accidents, with diligent supervision to help prevent incidents resulting in injury or requiring hospitalization.

    South County Nursing Home is regularly inspected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, focusing on health, fire, and safety standards. The facility’s most recent inspection cycles have addressed several areas of improvement, particularly in accurate assessment of residents, the development and implementation of complete care plans, ensuring supervision and accident prevention, providing respiratory care, and implementing robust infection prevention and control programs. The findings from these inspections indicate that corrective actions are taken in a timely manner when needed to enhance resident well-being and safety.

    With a focus on both recovery and ongoing quality of life for its residents, South County Nursing Home aims to serve individuals with a need for rehabilitation following acute illness or injury, as well as those seeking longer-term residential care. Its combination of clinical staffing levels, attention to preventive medicine, and systematic oversight seeks to provide a stable, caring environment for older adults in the community.

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