The Hilltop at Blue River: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Hilltop at Blue River is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Kansas City, Missouri, part of Opco Skilled Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 37.9% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
The Hilltop at Blue River
10425 Chestnut DrKansas City, MO 64137
Jackson 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 The Hilltop at Blue River, nurse aides logged 1.89 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Missouri average. With about 147 residents a day, that works out to roughly 278 aide hours a day, or about 35 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.89 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.62 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.33 | 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
37.9% of nursing staff at The Hilltop at Blue River left over the year CMS measured, against a Missouri average of 56.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. The Hilltop at Blue River holds 2 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About The Hilltop at Blue River
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Opco Skilled Management, 66 homes
- Legal name: 10425 Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 23, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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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.