Shepherd of the Hills Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Shepherd of the Hills Living Center is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Branson, Missouri, part of James & Judy Lincoln. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 55.6% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Shepherd of the Hills Living Center
996 State Highway 248Branson, MO 65616
Taney 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 Shepherd of the Hills Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Missouri average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 165 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.38 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.75 | 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
55.6% of nursing staff at Shepherd of the Hills Living Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 13, 2026. 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. Shepherd of the Hills Living Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Shepherd of the Hills Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: James & Judy Lincoln, 56 homes
- Legal name: N & R of Branson LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 24, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Shepherd of the Hills Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Point Lookout Nursing & Rehab Hollister · many days without an RN | 2.6 | 130 | 1.77 | 2.59 | 47.9% | 2 | None |
| Forsyth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Forsyth | 6.7 | 120 | 2.00 | 2.90 | 36.5% | 2 | None |
| Ozark Riverview Manor Ozark | 24.9 | 90 | 2.28 | 3.15 | 63.0% | 3 | None |
| Ozark Care & Rehab Center Ozark | 25.5 | 93 | 1.94 | 2.90 | — | 1 | $48,557 |
| The Blossoms at Berryville Rehab & Nursing Center Berryville | 27.6 | 114 | 1.83 | 3.27 | 70.7% | 1 | $22,880 |
| Nixa Nursing & Rehab Nixa | 27.7 | 82 | 2.35 | 3.36 | 45.1% | 5 | None |
| The Springs of Harrison Harrison | 29.2 | 90 | 2.35 | 3.59 | 41.4% | 5 | None |
| The Springs of Mt Vista Harrison | 29.3 | 154 | 2.29 | 3.62 | 42.7% | 5 | $32,965 |
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.