St Elizabeth Care Center
649 South Walnut, Saint Elizabeth, MO, 65075
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Reliant Care Management
- Certified beds
- 63 · avg 59 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 53.7% — near the Missouri averageMissouri avg: 56.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 50% — near the Missouri averageMissouri avg: 50.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Missouri averageMissouri avg: 0.7 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $37,733 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 265676
- Certified beds
- 63 beds · avg 59 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Mma Healthcare Of St Elizabeth Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Reliant Care Management
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Reliant Care Management chain — 32 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (4 on record)
- Brandy Kaus
W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2018
- Richard j Destefane Revocable Living Trust
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2018
- Reliant Care Management Company Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2013
- Richard j Destefane
Corporate Officer · 100% · since 2010
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 42)
- E0887·Feb 6, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- E0880·Feb 6, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0700·Feb 6, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail…
- E0658·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E0657·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E0576·Feb 6, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
- D0609·Nov 7, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0600·Nov 7, 2024Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $38K
Most recent events
- Aug 10, 2023Fine · $38K
Fire-safety citations
43 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Feb 6, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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