Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center is a 132-bed for-profit nursing home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, part of Helia Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average of 2.29, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center
3100 Warrior LanePoplar Bluff, MO 63901
Butler 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 Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Missouri average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.25 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.76 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.50 | 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
47.4% of nursing staff at Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation 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 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Helia Healthcare, 13 homes
- Legal name: Helia Healthcare of Poplar Bluff LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 15, 1983
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Westwood Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cedargate Health Care Center Poplar Bluff | 2.7 | 108 | 2.42 | 3.75 | — | 2 | None |
| The Manor Poplar Bluff | 4.1 | 90 | 2.71 | 4.10 | 61.9% | 3 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff | 4.2 | 83 | 2.57 | 3.72 | 63.6% | 2 | None |
| Oakdale Care Center Poplar Bluff | 4.7 | 70 | 1.84 | 2.57 | 57.4% | 3 | None |
| Puxico Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Puxico | 22.3 | 60 | 2.58 | 3.92 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Current River Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Doniphan | 22.3 | 120 | 2.34 | 3.27 | 73.5% | 2 | None |
| Corning Therapy and Living Center Corning | 22.9 | 84 | 2.18 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 5 | $8,021 |
| Winchester Nursing Center, Inc Bernie | 26.0 | 60 | 2.28 | 3.41 | 55.6% | 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.