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Nursing Homes in Missouri: Ratings, Inspections & Safety Flags

Missouri has 487 Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing homes on federal record. Below is the current landscape from the CMS Care Compare database (July 2026 release) — the same data ClearPath decodes and ranks in every family report.

487
Certified facilities
126
Rated 4★ or better
163
Rated 1★ overall
64
Abuse-flagged by CMS
18
Special Focus (worst-performer)

Highest-Rated Nursing Homes in Missouri

54 Missouri facilities hold a 5-star overall rating — more than fit this list. The ten shown lead within that group on CMS health-inspection, staffing, and quality-measure ratings.

FacilityCityOverallStaffing
Lenoir Health Care CenterColumbia★★★★★★★★★★
Lutheran Home, TheCape Girardeau★★★★★★★★★★
Aberdeen HeightsKirkwood★★★★★★★★★★
Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec BluffsBallwin★★★★★★★★★★
Phelps HealthRolla★★★★★★★★★★
Country MeadowsPark Hills★★★★★★★★★★
Jeanne Jugan CenterKansas City★★★★★★★★★★
Good Samaritan Care CenterCole Camp★★★★★★★★★★
Lake Regional Health SystemsOsage Beach★★★★★★★★★
Mason Pointe Care CenterChesterfield★★★★★★★★★

Ranked by CMS overall and staffing star ratings. A ClearPath report goes deeper — inspection citations, fines, staffing turnover, review analysis, and safety-flag screening for every facility in your search area.

Federally Flagged Facilities in Missouri

CMS currently flags 64 Missouri facilities with an abuse icon and lists 18 in the Special Focus program for persistent quality problems. These designations appear automatically in every ClearPath report and cap a facility’s ranking regardless of its star rating.

FacilityCityFederal Flag
Abode Health And Wellness CenterIndependenceSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Belleview Valley Nursing HomeBelleviewSpecial Focus
Beloved Health And Rehabilitation CenterHannibalSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Beth Haven Nursing HomeHannibalSpecial Focus
Bridgewood Health Care CenterKansas CitySpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Buffalo Prairie Center For Rehab And HealthcareBuffaloSpecial Focus
Cassville Health Care CenterCassvilleSpecial Focus
Ellisville Rehabilitation And NursingEllisvilleSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Golden Years Center For Rehab And HealthcareHarrisonvilleSpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Gregory Ridge Health Care CenterKansas CitySpecial Focus Abuse Flag
Flags like these are exactly what star ratings hide. A ClearPath report screens every facility near you against the full federal record — abuse citations, inspection failures, fines, staffing collapse — starting at $47. Check the facilities near you →

Where Missouri’s Facilities Are

Saint Louis (36)Kansas City (23)Springfield (17)Florissant (9)Independence (9)Chesterfield (8)Columbia (8)Jefferson City (8)Cape Girardeau (6)Saint Charles (6)Saint Joseph (6)Sikeston (6)Farmington (5)Joplin (5)Lees Summit (5)Osage Beach (5)Poplar Bluff (5)Rolla (5)Sedalia (5)Chillicothe (4)

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), July 2026 monthly release. Ratings and flags change monthly — ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is independent and accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility.