Nick's Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nick's Health Care Center is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Plattsburg, Missouri, part of Reliant Care Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 27% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 64.4% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Nick's Health Care Center
253 East Highway 116Plattsburg, MO 64477
Clinton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Nick's Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.67 hours per resident per day, 27% below the Missouri average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 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) | 1.67 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.59 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.29 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.55 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.34 | 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
64.4% of nursing staff at Nick's Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $21,948 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2025 | Fine | $10,533 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Fine | $11,415 |
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. Nick's Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Nick's Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Reliant Care Management, 34 homes
- Legal name: Nicks Health Care Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 24, 1999
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Nick's Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Oakridge of Plattsburg Plattsburg | 0.9 | 60 | 2.31 | 3.25 | 39.6% | 3 | $12,735 |
| Gower Convalescent Center, Inc Gower | 8.5 | 82 | 2.89 | 3.70 | 17.4% | 3 | $6,351 |
| Cameron Nursing Center Cameron | 15.0 | 120 | 1.68 | 2.68 | 39.6% | 1 | None |
| Lawson Manor & Rehab Lawson · abuse citation | 15.0 | 60 | 1.87 | 3.02 | 73.6% | 1 | $51,882 |
| Quail Run Health Care Center Cameron | 15.6 | 84 | 1.95 | 3.17 | 63.5% | 2 | None |
| Valley Manor and Rehabilitation Center Excelsior Springs | 17.8 | 120 | 2.31 | 3.36 | 64.0% | 1 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Excelsior Springs Excelsior Springs | 18.1 | 108 | 2.19 | 3.01 | 59.6% | 2 | None |
| Norterre Liberty | 20.4 | 60 | 2.64 | 4.95 | 55.8% | 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, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.