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69/100

Average

Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie

7275 State Highway N, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368

CMS 2/5 stars #7 of 14 in St. Charles County (636) 865-0200
Certified beds
38
Occupancy
85%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $49,722 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

  • Nursing staff turnover of 76%

    High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. The national average is about 50%.

Our read on Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie

Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie runs a 38-bed for-profit home in St. Charles County where the nursing hours look better than average, 4.46 per resident day, roughly 15% above the national figure, but weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage isn't steady across the week. The bigger issue is stability: 76.1% annual turnover against a national average of 45.8% means most of the people caring for residents are new, and 31 deficiencies on the current record, three at harm or jeopardy level, with two fines totaling $49,722, point to real gaps in care delivery. The most recent inspection was January 2026, so the record is current, not stale.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability2/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement3/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

22/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →4.18 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.1 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 12% against weekdays

Staff stability

2/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →76% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

3/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$49,722 in federal fines across 2 action(s)
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.46 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.10 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.92 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover76.10%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 15, 2026 (9 months ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of SUNTERRA SPRINGS, which operates 4 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie

What is the ElderGrade for Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie? +

Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie holds an ElderGrade of C (69 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie? +

Residents receive an average of 4.46 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Sunterra Springs Dardenne Prairie accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.