Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation is a 194-bed for-profit nursing home in Independence, Missouri, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 54.7% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation
810 East WalnutIndependence, MO 64050
Jackson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Missouri average. With about 157 residents a day, that works out to roughly 319 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.75 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.46 | 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
54.7% of nursing staff at Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $20,787 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2024 | Fine | $20,787 |
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. Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: 810 Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 4, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Abode Health and Wellness Center Independence · SFF candidate · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 1.7 | 118 | 3.10 | 4.21 | — | 1 | $246,540 |
| Rosewood Rehab and Healthcare Center Independence · abuse citation | 1.8 | 300 | 2.50 | 3.51 | 59.8% | 2 | $67,052 |
| Independence Manor Care Center Independence | 1.8 | 99 | 2.31 | 3.30 | 43.6% | 3 | None |
| The Rehabilitation Center of Independence Independence · abuse citation | 1.8 | 130 | 1.83 | 2.68 | 73.7% | 2 | $71,208 |
| Maywood Terrace Living Center Independence | 2.9 | 89 | 2.47 | 3.49 | 92.6% | 1 | None |
| Sunterra Springs Independence Independence | 3.6 | 38 | 2.20 | 4.11 | 65.4% | 5 | None |
| Villages of Jackson Creek Independence | 4.1 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.36 | 55.2% | 2 | $29,186 |
| Monterey Park Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Independence | 4.9 | 122 | 2.20 | 3.71 | 54.7% | 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.