Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 162-bed for-profit nursing home in Kansas City, Missouri, part of Tutera Senior Living & Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 49.0% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
904 East 68th StreetKansas City, MO 64131
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 Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Missouri average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 268 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.01 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.74 | 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
49.0% of nursing staff at Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 8, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $68,070 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | Fine | $19,135 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Fine | $34,034 |
| Feb 8, 2025 | Fine | $14,901 |
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. Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, 25 homes
- Legal name: Highland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Highland Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rehab of Kansas City South Kansas City · abuse citation | 1.5 | 100 | 2.22 | 3.10 | 59.5% | 1 | None |
| Armour Oaks Senior Living Community Kansas City | 1.8 | 38 | 2.28 | 3.27 | 66.7% | 2 | $25,495 |
| Gregory Ridge Health Care Center Kansas City · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 1.9 | 116 | 1.85 | 2.37 | 68.4% | 1 | $708,002 |
| Hope Care Center Kansas City | 1.9 | 16 | 2.42 | 4.51 | — | 5 | None |
| Parkway Health Care Center Kansas City | 2.7 | 97 | 1.51 | 2.25 | 67.4% | 1 | $30,821 |
| The Village at Mission Prairie Village | 2.9 | 60 | 2.45 | 4.00 | 51.2% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Claridge Court Prairie Village | 3.2 | 45 | 2.69 | 4.63 | 43.6% | 5 | $18,028 |
| The Bishop Spencer Place, Inc Kansas City | 3.3 | 57 | 2.97 | 5.46 | 40.6% | 3 | $8,021 |
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.