NHC Healthcare, Joplin: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
NHC Healthcare, Joplin is a 124-bed for-profit nursing home in Joplin, Missouri, part of National Healthcare Corporation. In the CMS September 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average of 2.29, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
NHC Healthcare, Joplin
2700 East 34th StreetJoplin, MO 64803
Newton County
CMS Care Compare, September 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 NHC Healthcare, Joplin, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 187 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.24 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.32 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.28 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.83 | 3.01 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, September 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at NHC Healthcare, Joplin left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.4). 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. NHC Healthcare, Joplin holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About NHC Healthcare, Joplin
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: National Healthcare Corporation, 71 homes
- Legal name: NHC Healthcare-Joplin LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 7, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near NHC Healthcare, Joplin
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Joplin Gardens Joplin | 2.2 | 92 | 1.76 | 3.08 | 61.9% | 1 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Joplin Joplin | 3.1 | 120 | 2.33 | 3.34 | — | 1 | None |
| Westgate Joplin | 5.7 | 120 | 2.41 | 3.74 | 54.2% | 2 | $100,284 |
| Communities of Wildwood Ranch Joplin | 5.7 | 120 | 3.26 | 4.81 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Webb City Webb City | 7.2 | 120 | 1.85 | 2.68 | — | 1 | $25,454 |
| Galena Nursing & Rehab Center Galena · abuse citation | 8.0 | 45 | 2.57 | 3.81 | 66.0% | 2 | $14,069 |
| Quaker Hill Manor Baxter Springs | 11.9 | 53 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| St Luke's Nursing and Rehabilitation Carthage | 12.6 | 95 | 2.30 | 3.50 | 29.0% | 3 | 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, September 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.