Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 68.5% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
365 South Broadview StreetCape Girardeau, MO 63703
Cape Girardeau 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 Cape Girardeau, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Missouri average. With about 85 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.14 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.11 | 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
68.5% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 18 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $149,578 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Fine | $81,955 |
| May 22, 2025 | Payment Denial | 19 days from Jul 25, 2025 |
| Mar 18, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Fine | $30,030 |
| Aug 22, 2024 | Fine | $20,248 |
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 Cape Girardeau holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Cape Girardeau Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 30, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Lutheran Home Cape Girardeau | 0.5 | 274 | 2.89 | 4.54 | 34.9% | 5 | None |
| Chateau Girardeau Cape Girardeau | 0.9 | 75 | 2.51 | 4.26 | 65.7% | 3 | None |
| Ratliff Care Center Cape Girardeau | 1.9 | 46 | 2.26 | 3.24 | 72.1% | 3 | None |
| Fountainbleau Lodge Cape Girardeau | 2.9 | 33 | 3.16 | 4.99 | 48.7% | 5 | $8,827 |
| Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center Cape Girardeau | 3.6 | 102 | 2.05 | 3.05 | 66.2% | 4 | None |
| Hubble Creek Jackson | 6.8 | 105 | 2.35 | 3.28 | — | 3 | None |
| Jackson Manor Jackson | 9.8 | 90 | 2.16 | 3.35 | 64.3% | 4 | None |
| Chaffee Nursing Center Chaffee | 9.8 | 71 | 2.04 | 3.54 | 31.7% | 5 | 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.