Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness is a 154-bed for-profit nursing home in Raytown, Missouri, part of Vertical Health Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 58.6% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness
6124 Raytown RoadRaytown, MO 64133
Jackson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Missouri average. With about 145 residents a day, that works out to roughly 259 aide hours a day, or about 32 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.35 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.26 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.40 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.06 | 3.02 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
58.6% of nursing staff at Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $35,683 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2026 | Fine | $15,935 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | Fine | $10,550 |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine | $9,198 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Vertical Health Services, 15 homes
- Legal name: Raytown Road Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 2, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Alpine Breeze Health and Wellness
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewood Manor Health Care Center Raytown · abuse citation | 2.6 | 91 | 1.89 | 2.61 | 70.0% | 1 | $135,307 |
| Jeanne Jugan Center Kansas City | 3.6 | 52 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 34.1% | 5 | None |
| Seasons Rehab and Healthcare Center Kansas City | 4.0 | 78 | 2.52 | 3.73 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Gregory Ridge Health Care Center Kansas City · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 4.4 | 116 | 1.85 | 2.37 | 68.4% | 1 | $708,002 |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City | 4.5 | 188 | 2.47 | 4.05 | 38.7% | 4 | $14,901 |
| Independence Manor Care Center Independence | 5.1 | 99 | 2.31 | 3.30 | 43.6% | 3 | None |
| Parkway Health Care Center Kansas City | 5.6 | 97 | 1.51 | 2.25 | 67.4% | 1 | $30,821 |
| Wilshire at Lakewood Rehab Center Lees Summit | 5.6 | 170 | 2.11 | 3.43 | 66.5% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.