Gower Convalescent Center, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Gower Convalescent Center, Inc is a 82-bed nonprofit nursing home in Gower, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 17.4% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Gower Convalescent Center, Inc
323 South Highway 169Gower, MO 64454
Clinton 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 Gower Convalescent Center, Inc, nurse aides logged 2.89 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Missouri average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 201 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.89 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
17.4% of nursing staff at Gower Convalescent Center, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 21, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $6,351 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $6,351 |
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. Gower Convalescent Center, Inc holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Gower Convalescent Center, Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Gower Convalescent Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 2006
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.