South County Nursing Home

    1101 W Outer Rd, Arnold, MO 63010
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    2.3ยท18 reviews

    Dependable community with attentive staff

    I feel well treated here - staff are patient, attentive, and responsive, and the long-term administrator and team do an excellent job. They helped relocate residents from Northview Village, kept everyone comfortable, asked the right questions, and handled safe evacuations calmly. It's a solid, dependable community that meets my needs.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    Reviews

    2.33ยท(18)

    Overall rating

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

      1.8
    • Staff

      1.7
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      1.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Rapid admission and bed placement
    • Owner-level advocacy and assistance with admissions
    • Responsive administrator/team during transfers and evacuations
    • Individual staff members who provide patient, attentive care
    • Successful coordination for external housing transitions
    • Some residents report adequate long-term care and comfort

    Cons

    • Cleanliness and odor concerns in units and common areas
    • Shared small rooms with limited privacy
    • Pest-control concerns in kitchen and service areas
    • Inconsistent staffing levels and limited staff availability
    • Staff conduct and professional communication
    • Gaps in clinical responsiveness and medication management
    • Weak safeguards for resident belongings and financial oversight
    • Inadequate management of resident behavioral and safety incidents
    • Outdated exterior and interior maintenance
    • Perceived mismatch between price and service quality

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews present a mixed picture. Several families praised rapid placement and specific leaders at the facility โ€” notably owner-level advocacy and an administrator team credited with coordinating transfers, evacuations, and comfort during admissions. At the same time, recurring operational concerns raise questions about day-to-day care, environment, and safety that prospective families should consider.

    Care quality and clinical responsiveness: Reviewers describe uneven clinical performance. Some residents receive attentive, ongoing care and meet their needs long term; however, other accounts raise concerns about delays in addressing medical issues, inconsistent medication management, and a lack of timely clinical follow-up. There are also descriptions of safety-related events and physical altercations that some families felt were not managed promptly. These accounts suggest variability in clinical responsiveness and incident follow-up across shifts.

    Staffing and staff conduct: Feedback is polarized. Positive comments single out individual staff members as patient and helpful, especially during admissions or transitions. Conversely, multiple accounts express concerns about professional tone, dismissive communication with families, and variable staff availability. There are also mentions of potential fitness-for-duty oversight gaps. Overall, staffing patterns and staff conduct appear to be inconsistent, affecting both perceived safety and family confidence.

    Dining, kitchen, and activities: Specific commentary about dining quality and activity programming is limited. However, kitchen-area sanitation and pest-control concerns were noted, which may have implications for food-service reliability and safety. There is little consistent information about structured activities or recreational programming; prospective families may want to request current activity schedules and observe meal service during a visit.

    Facilities and environment: The physical plant is described as dated in appearance, with a stark exterior and small, double-occupancy rooms that limit privacy. Multiple reviewers cited odor concerns and sanitation issues in both resident rooms and common areas. These environmental factors, together with pest-control observations, suggest the facility would benefit from targeted maintenance and infectionโ€‘control attention.

    Management, policies, and value: Management receives mixed feedback. Some reviewers specifically commend the owner and administrative team for responsiveness during admissions and transfers. At the same time, families raised concerns about property security, financial matters, and overall value relative to cost. Reviewers expressed dissatisfaction with how certain incidents were handled and with communication following those events.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: Patterns in the reviews include rapid admission capability, intermittent strong leadership at the administrative level, and recurrent operational weaknesses in cleanliness, staffing consistency, clinical responsiveness, property safeguards, and environmental maintenance. For prospective residents and families: schedule an in-person visit that includes meal observation, a review of clinical staffing ratios and medication-management protocols, a look at room configurations for privacy needs, and direct conversations with administration about incident response, property safeguards, and current pest-control and sanitation measures.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    South County Nursing Home is located at 1101 W Outer Rd, Arnold, MO, 63010.

    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 facilityโ€™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.

    People often ask...

    South County Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 1101 W Outer Rd, Arnold, MO 63010.

    No, South County Nursing Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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