Ackert Park

    894 Leland Ave, University City, MO 63130
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring staff; loved one safe

    I've had a very positive experience here - the staff are warm, attentive and genuinely caring (special thanks to Marilyn and Katie in therapy), nursing, social work, dietary and housekeeping coordinate well, and activities are engaging. The building is clean and homelike, food and amenities have improved, and I feel my loved one is safe and well cared for.

    Loved one of 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

    3.52·(33)

    Overall rating

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

      3.8
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      2.8
    • Amenities

      4.3
    • Value

      2.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate and welcoming admissions and caregiving staff
    • Caring and attentive nursing presence
    • Management engagement following ownership change
    • Facility maintenance and structural improvements
    • Enhanced food quality under new leadership
    • Active recreational programming and dedicated activity staff
    • On-site transportation for outings
    • Safe, homelike communal spaces
    • Friendly housekeeping and support personnel
    • Personalized care and resident-focused attention

    Cons

    • Inconsistent sanitation and pest-control measures in some areas
    • Irregular staffing levels and high staff turnover
    • Gaps in pressure-injury prevention and repositioning practices
    • Unreliable meal temperature and dining-service consistency
    • Weak safeguards and inventory controls for residents' personal items
    • Inadequate family communication and clinical-notification processes
    • Variable staff professionalism and conduct
    • Inconsistent administrative follow-through on promised services
    • Rigid visitation policies during infection-control events
    • Inadequate housekeeping turnaround and cleanliness oversight

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews for this facility present a mixed picture, with clear patterns of both strengths and operational weaknesses. Positively, many accounts highlight compassionate frontline staff — admissions personnel, caregivers, nurses and housekeeping are frequently described as welcoming and kind. Several reviewers note improvements since a change in ownership, including investment in building maintenance, upgraded food quality, new activity staff, and the availability of a transportation van for outings. These elements contribute to a homelike atmosphere and active communal spaces that some families find reassuring.

    At the same time, there are recurring concerns about basic operational consistency. Sanitation and pest-control measures are inconsistent across units and common areas, creating cleanliness and odor concerns for some residents and families. Dining service is another area of uneven performance: while food quality is described as improved by some, others describe cold meals and inconsistent service professionalism. Staffing patterns are a central theme — irregular staffing levels, turnover, and long waits for assistance are said to affect timely basic-care activities and responsiveness.

    Clinical-care issues appear in multiple narratives. Reviewers describe delays in assistance that correlate with pressure-injury development and wound-care gaps, as well as instances where hydration and routine repositioning were not timely. These suggest weaknesses in clinical oversight, care-plan adherence, and handoff continuity. Families also raised concerns about communication practices: notifications about clinical changes, wound development, or other significant events were not always reliable.

    Other operational weaknesses include inconsistent administrative follow-through on promised services and insufficient safeguards for residents' personal property, with reports of lost or misplaced items. Professional conduct is described as variable; while many staff are praised for compassion, there are concerns about on-duty behavior and professionalism that merit investigation. Visitation policies during infection-control events were experienced as restrictive by some families, which affected their perception of access and involvement.

    In summary, the facility shows areas of improvement under newer management and retains strengths in compassionate interpersonal care and activity programming. However, prospective residents and families should be aware of documented patterns around sanitation controls, staffing consistency, dining-service reliability, clinical oversight for pressure-injury prevention, personal-property safeguards, and family communication. A focused tour and direct questions about staffing ratios, infection- and pest-control protocols, wound-prevention practices, inventory safeguards, and how management follows up on service commitments would be advisable for decision-making.

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    Location

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    Ackert Park is located at 894 Leland Ave, University City, MO, 63130.

    About Ackert Park

    Ackert Park sits within a Continuing Care Retirement Community and provides a wide range of care services for older adults, and you'll find they offer Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Independent Living, Memory Care, Home Care, Adult Day Services, and Long-Term Care, all supported by staff trained to meet residents' needs at different stages. The place holds certifications for Medicaid and Medicare, and has 119 certified beds with qualified healthcare staff on site around the clock, giving residents access to x-ray facilities, physical therapy, mental health support, medication management, and help with daily living activities like bathing, dressing, meals, and housekeeping. Folks needing short-term rehabilitation or long-term care can get help with transfers, non-ambulatory care, or just temporary stays through respite care if families need a break, and there's also palliative care for comfort and quality of life near the end. Ackert Park includes specialized memory care for those facing cognitive changes, and they make use of individualized care plans, one-on-one attention, and a focus on companionship to help build trusting relationships between residents and caregivers, which is often important for people needing more support but craving familiarity and kindness.

    There's a homelike feel to the place with furnished rooms, private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TVs, telephones, air conditioning, and strong Wi-Fi, as well as meal plans made by a professional chef who can prepare allergy-friendly and diabetes-friendly meals served restaurant-style, while snacks and hydration are watched by the staff. The emergency alert system, safety features, and 24-hour supervision give families some peace of mind, since someone's always there if a problem comes up. There is a fitness room, wellness room, spa and sauna, game and arts rooms, library, state-of-the-art theater, activity and music spaces, and a community garden, along with outdoor walking paths for fresh air or group activities in outdoor common areas. Residents can join in on both organized and resident-run programs, like scheduled daily activities, wellness initiatives, regular movie nights, music and arts sessions, or social events such as outdoor picnics during celebrations like National Nursing Home Week. For everyday needs, Ackert Park covers housekeeping, laundry, move-in planning, dining help, and family support options, with a few services like the beauty salon requiring an extra fee. Owned by Affinity Rehabilitation & Long Term Care Group, Ackert Park runs as a for-profit place and tries to keep things as vibrant and safe as possible, focusing on care, security, and opportunities for staying active and connected, all while taking both Medicare and Medicaid to help more seniors access what they need.

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    Ackert Park offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 894 Leland Ave, University City, MO 63130.

    No, Ackert Park 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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