Life Care Center of Saint Louis

The nursing staff provides 24-hour care, including physician and nurse coverage, for conditions from wound care to diabetes management.

Nursing services include case management, discharge planning, individualized treatment plans, infection management, IV therapy, medication management, post-surgical care, social services and wound care, with both long- and short-term care.

Physical, occupational and speech therapists evaluate each patient's needs and design a treatment program, with inpatient and outpatient options.

Occupational therapy focuses on independence in activities of daily living, while speech and language therapy addresses communication skills and swallowing problems.

Private and semiprivate rooms are available, with private bathrooms, bedside and bathroom call lights, flat-screen TVs, and telephone and cable television hookups.

Visiting hours are flexible, pet visitors are allowed, and family and resident councils are in place. A community re-entry program and patient and family education program are offered.

A certified dietitian is part of the center's services.

A daily activity schedule is led by a full-time certified activity director, and religious services are offered.

Amenities include a beauty salon and barber shop, a library, landscaped grounds and courtyards, and wireless Internet.

Housekeeping and laundry services and transportation services are provided, and the facility is non-smoking.

The center is at 3520 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103, across the street from Saint Louis University Hospital and within three miles of Barnes Jewish Hospital and the Washington University School of Medicine.