Sunset Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunset Health Care Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Union, Missouri, part of MGM Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.97 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Sunset Health Care Center
400 West Park AvenueUnion, MO 63084
Franklin 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 Sunset Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.97 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Missouri average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 229 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.97 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.24 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.91 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.66 | 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
26.7% of nursing staff at Sunset Health 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 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
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 5 health deficiencies (Missouri average 11.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
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. Sunset Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Sunset Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: MGM Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Sunset Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 9, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sunset Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Union Nursing Union | 3.5 | 60 | 2.05 | 2.95 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| St Clair Nursing Center Saint Clair | 6.7 | 79 | 2.40 | 3.83 | 56.2% | 5 | $12,735 |
| Grandview Healthcare Center Washington | 8.0 | 102 | 1.94 | 3.11 | 68.6% | 2 | None |
| Pacific Care Center Pacific · many days without an RN | 14.5 | 118 | 1.53 | 2.40 | 66.7% | 1 | None |
| New Haven Care Center New Haven | 15.6 | 90 | 1.90 | 3.09 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Sullivan Sullivan | 19.2 | 120 | 1.95 | 3.32 | 57.7% | 4 | None |
| Meramec Nursing Sullivan | 19.6 | 60 | 1.81 | 2.79 | 76.9% | 1 | $46,449 |
| St Andrew's at Francis Place Eureka | 20.4 | 106 | 2.81 | 3.64 | 48.5% | 2 | 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.