Life Care Center of Brookfield: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Brookfield is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Brookfield, Missouri, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.41 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 43.0% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Life Care Center of Brookfield
315 Hunt StreetBrookfield, MO 64628
Linn 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 Life Care Center of Brookfield, nurse aides logged 2.41 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Missouri average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.41 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.63 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
43.0% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Brookfield left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 15.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $45,159 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2023 | Fine | $45,159 |
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. Life Care Center of Brookfield holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Life Care Center of Brookfield
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Brookfield Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Brookfield
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookfield Health Care Center Brookfield | 1.2 | 60 | 1.80 | 2.74 | 78.4% | 1 | $14,800 |
| Pioneer Skilled Nursing Center Marceline | 7.6 | 96 | 2.40 | 3.57 | 62.7% | 3 | None |
| Brunswick Health Care Center Brunswick | 24.9 | 60 | 2.26 | 3.77 | 75.0% | 1 | $15,143 |
| Livingston Manor Care Center Chillicothe · abuse citation | 25.1 | 94 | 2.76 | 3.99 | 61.9% | 1 | $168,230 |
| Grand River Health Care Chillicothe · abuse citation · many days without an RN | 25.4 | 60 | 1.97 | 2.84 | 81.3% | 1 | $68,226 |
| Morningside Center Chillicothe · abuse citation | 25.8 | 60 | 2.57 | 3.71 | 50.7% | 2 | None |
| Stonebridge Chillicothe Chillicothe | 26.4 | 75 | 2.43 | 3.52 | 40.0% | 5 | None |
| Milan Health Care Center Milan · abuse citation | 28.4 | 100 | 1.42 | 2.01 | 58.8% | 1 | $49,897 |
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.