Living Community of St Joseph: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Living Community of St Joseph is a 96-bed nonprofit nursing home in Saint Joseph, Missouri, part of Benedictine Health System. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 60.0% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Living Community of St Joseph
1202 Heartland RoadSaint Joseph, MO 64506
Buchanan 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 Living Community of St Joseph, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 22 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) | 1.95 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
60.0% of nursing staff at Living Community of St Joseph left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 52.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Living Community of St Joseph holds 4 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Living Community of St Joseph
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Benedictine Health System, 23 homes
- Legal name: Living Community of St. Joseph
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 30, 2004
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Living Community of St Joseph
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Carriage Square Rehab and Healthcare Center Saint Joseph | 1.5 | 130 | 2.53 | 3.50 | 77.0% | 1 | $48,685 |
| St Joseph Manor Health & Rehabilitation Saint Joseph · abuse citation | 1.8 | 110 | 2.48 | 3.50 | 50.8% | 2 | $10,414 |
| Belleview Care Center Saint Joseph · abuse citation | 1.8 | 90 | 2.34 | 3.40 | 59.8% | 1 | $31,330 |
| Advanced Care of St Joseph Saint Joseph | 3.7 | 180 | 1.83 | 2.48 | 51.7% | 1 | $29,803 |
| St Joseph Chateau Saint Joseph | 4.1 | 69 | 1.87 | 2.67 | 40.7% | 4 | None |
| Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Wathena | 9.9 | 60 | 2.03 | 3.45 | 36.1% | 3 | None |
| Abundant Acres Care and Rehab Savannah | 10.8 | 88 | 2.10 | 2.86 | 50.0% | 2 | $14,498 |
| Laverna Manor Health & Rehabilitation Savannah · abuse citation | 11.0 | 120 | 3.39 | 4.28 | 57.1% | 3 | $101,967 |
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.