These KC-area nursing homes rank among worst, federal data shows — some were cited for abuse
For seniors and their loved ones, choosing a nursing home in the Kansas City area can be a big — and pricey — decision.
Of Missouri’s over a thousand nursing homes, assisted living facilities and long-term care facilities, approximately one in seven received a one star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The ranking uses data from nursing homes’ last three state health inspections, alongside three years of complaints.
In Missouri and Kansas, inspectors look at residents’ well-being, the building, the staff and food safety. Law requires each facility to be inspected by state officials at least every 15 months.
Some of these facilities were recently cited for abuse. The federal website does not give details on what they were cited for, but defined abuse as “the willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment with resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish. It includes verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, and mental abuse.”
If you suspect that an elder or person with disability is experiencing abuse in Missouri, you can file a report with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services by calling 800-392-0210 or filling out an online form. In Kansas, contact the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services at 800-842-0078 or file a complaint online.
Here are the one-star-rated nursing homes in the Kansas City area that had citations for abuse as of Jan. 31:
Bonner Springs Nursing & Rehab Center in Bonner Springs
Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation in Independence
Hidden Lake Care Center in Raytown
Infinity Park Post-Acute and Rehabilitation Center in Overland Park
Life Care Center of Grandview in Grandview
Medicalodges Post Acute Care Center in Kansas City, Kansas
Parkview Healthcare in Kansas City, Mo.
Parkway Health Care Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Sunrise Nursing and Memory Care in Raymore
The Hilltop at Blue River in Kansas City, Mo.
The Rehabilitation Center of Independence in Independence
Tiffany Springs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Kansas City, Mo.
These are the rest of the one-star nursing homes in the Kansas City area, as of Jan. 31, 2024:
Adventhealth Care Center Overland Park in Overland Park
Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness in Raytown
Aspire Senior Living Excelsior Springs in Excelsior Springs
Avalon View Health and Wellness in Liberty
Baptist Homes of Independence in Independence
Belleview Care Center in Saint Joseph
Carriage Square Rehab and Healthcare Center in Saint Joseph
Clara Manor Nursing Home in Kansas City, Mo.
Edgewood Manor Health Care Center in Raytown
Garden Terrace at Overland Park in Overland Park
Grand River Health Care in Chillicothe
Ignite Medical Resort Carondelet LLC in Kansas City, Mo.
Independence Manor Care Center in Independence
Jefferson Health Care in Lee’s Summit
Kaw River Care and Rehab in Edwardsville
Lee’s Summit Place in Lee’s Summit
Living Community of St Joseph in Saint Joseph
Medicalodges Leavenworth in Leavenworth
Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Merriam
Overland Park Center for Rehabilitation and Health in Overland Park
Polaris Health & Wellness of Abbey Woods in Saint Joseph
Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation in Kansas City, Kan.
Rock Hill Nursing Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Rosewood Rehab and Healthcare Center in Independence
Shangri-LA Rehab & Living Center in Blue Springs
Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center in Shawnee
St Joseph Chateau in Saint Joseph
St Joseph Manor Health & Rehabilitation in Saint Joseph
The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City in Kansas City, Kansas
The Healthcare Resort of Olathe in Olathe
The Summit in Kansas City
Timberlake Care Center in Kansas City, Mo.
Wilshire at Lakewood Rehab Center in Lee’s Summit
The Kansas City area also has several highly-rated nursing homes. Here are the facilities with five-star ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
Ignite Medical Resort Blue Springs in Blue Springs
Jeanne Jugan Center in Kansas City
Lakeview Village in Lenexa
Linden Woods Village in Gladstone
Nottingham Health and Rehabilitation in Olathe
Sharon Lane Health and Rehabilitation in Shawnee
Tallgrass Creek, Inc in Overland Park
The Plaza Health Services at Santa Marta in Olathe
To check the rating for a nursing home, hospice care, in-home health services or hospitals in your area, search the facility’s name or location on the medicare.gov website. There you can read the most recent inspection data by clicking on health inspections, staffing or quality measures.
