Life Care Center of Waynesville: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Waynesville is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Waynesville, Missouri, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 59.1% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Life Care Center of Waynesville
700 Birch LaneWaynesville, MO 65583
Pulaski 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 Waynesville, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Missouri average. With about 77 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.08 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.21 | 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
59.1% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Waynesville left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 72.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $22,081 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 2025 | Fine | $22,081 |
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 Waynesville holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Life Care Center of Waynesville
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Waynesville Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 26, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Waynesville
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Richland Care Center Inc Richland | 9.8 | 86 | 2.00 | 2.95 | 55.9% | 5 | None |
| Phelps Health Rolla | 25.7 | 20 | 2.52 | 7.56 | 50.0% | 5 | None |
| Lebanon North Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 25.7 | 180 | 2.32 | 3.12 | 62.5% | 1 | $263,670 |
| Cedar Pointe Rolla | 26.1 | 102 | 2.09 | 3.17 | 58.9% | 1 | None |
| Silverstone Place Rolla | 26.6 | 110 | 2.03 | 2.88 | 57.7% | 3 | None |
| Lebanon South Nursing & Rehab Lebanon | 26.7 | 116 | 2.21 | 3.15 | 56.1% | 2 | None |
| Rolla Presbyterian Manor Rolla | 27.5 | 30 | 2.47 | 4.49 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Aurora Health and Rehabilitation Rolla | 27.7 | 116 | 2.11 | 3.34 | 73.4% | 2 | $32,782 |
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.