Ratliff Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ratliff Care Center is a 46-bed for-profit nursing home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.26 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average of 2.29, and 72.1% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Ratliff Care Center
717 North SpriggCape Girardeau, MO 63701
Cape Girardeau 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 Ratliff Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.26 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Missouri average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.26 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.06 | 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
72.1% of nursing staff at Ratliff 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 50.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 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. Ratliff Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Ratliff Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Legal name: Ratliff Enterprises LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 25, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Ratliff Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau | 1.9 | 120 | 1.84 | 3.53 | 68.5% | 1 | $149,578 |
| Chateau Girardeau Cape Girardeau | 2.4 | 75 | 2.51 | 4.26 | 65.7% | 3 | None |
| The Lutheran Home Cape Girardeau | 2.5 | 274 | 2.89 | 4.54 | 34.9% | 5 | None |
| Fountainbleau Lodge Cape Girardeau | 3.3 | 33 | 3.16 | 4.99 | 48.7% | 5 | $8,827 |
| Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center Cape Girardeau | 3.4 | 102 | 2.05 | 3.05 | 66.2% | 4 | None |
| Hubble Creek Jackson | 7.5 | 105 | 2.35 | 3.28 | — | 3 | None |
| Jackson Manor Jackson | 10.5 | 90 | 2.16 | 3.35 | 64.3% | 4 | None |
| Chaffee Nursing Center Chaffee | 11.7 | 71 | 2.04 | 3.54 | 31.7% | 5 | 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.