Meyer Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meyer Care Center is a 56-bed nonprofit nursing home in Higginsville, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Meyer Care Center
1201 West 19th StreetHigginsville, MO 64037
Lafayette 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 Meyer Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Missouri average. With about 57 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.29 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.21 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.20 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 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
54.5% of nursing staff at Meyer 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 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 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. Meyer Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Meyer Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: George J & Hilda Meyer Foundation Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1997
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Meyer Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation Lexington | 9.6 | 154 | 2.50 | 3.58 | 36.7% | 2 | None |
| Lutheran Nursing Home Concordia | 10.8 | 113 | 2.22 | 3.14 | 52.5% | 4 | $41,886 |
| Odessa Health Care Center Odessa | 13.3 | 60 | 1.06 | 1.40 | — | 1 | None |
| Apple Ridge Care Center Waverly | 15.0 | 60 | 1.88 | 2.74 | 62.9% | 1 | None |
| Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Richmond | 17.7 | 197 | 2.79 | 4.08 | 37.6% | 3 | None |
| Country Club Rehab and Healthcare Center Warrensburg | 21.4 | 73 | 2.83 | 3.97 | 55.4% | 1 | None |
| Johnson County Care Center Warrensburg · many days without an RN | 21.6 | 87 | 1.72 | 2.21 | — | 3 | $36,360 |
| Warrensburg Manor Care Center Warrensburg · many days without an RN | 21.6 | 88 | 2.24 | 3.09 | 56.6% | 2 | 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.