Southgate Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southgate Living Center is a 94-bed for-profit nursing home in Caruthersville, Missouri, part of Circle B Enterprises. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Southgate Living Center
500 Truman BoulevardCaruthersville, MO 63830
Pemiscot 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 Southgate Living Center, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 12% above the Missouri average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 169 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.94 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Southgate Living 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,397 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $13,397 |
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. Southgate Living Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Southgate Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Circle B Enterprises, 36 homes
- Legal name: Caruthersville No 1 Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 18, 2003
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Southgate Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Signature Healthcare of Ridgely Rehab&Wellness Ctr Ridgely | 10.9 | 100 | 2.01 | 3.55 | 39.1% | 3 | None |
| River Oaks Care Center Steele | 11.2 | 90 | 2.39 | 3.40 | 60.6% | 3 | $41,389 |
| Reelfoot Manor Health and Rehab Tiptonville | 16.1 | 116 | 1.92 | 3.58 | 42.5% | 1 | None |
| Portageville Health Care Center Portageville · staffing data not validated | 16.9 | 60 | — | — | 61.5% | 3 | $240,603 |
| Okeena Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC Dyersburg | 18.7 | 130 | 1.96 | 3.46 | 52.8% | 4 | None |
| Dyersburg Health and Rehabilitation Center Dyersburg | 18.8 | 123 | 1.98 | 3.53 | 57.1% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Community Living Center Dyersburg | 18.9 | 50 | 1.70 | 3.42 | 59.1% | 3 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Kennett Kennett | 22.7 | 170 | 2.60 | 3.58 | 42.0% | 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.