Willow Care Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Willow Care Nursing Home is a 105-bed nonprofit nursing home in Willow Springs, Missouri. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% above the Missouri average of 2.29, and 58.6% nursing staff turnover (Missouri average 56.0%).
Willow Care Nursing Home
2646 State Route 76Willow Springs, MO 65793
Howell 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 Willow Care Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 10% above the Missouri average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Missouri avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.52 | 2.29 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 3.43 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 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
58.6% of nursing staff at Willow Care Nursing Home 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. 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. Willow Care Nursing Home holds 3 of 5 overall; the Missouri average is 2.5.
About Willow Care Nursing Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Willow Health Care Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 21, 1988
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Willow Care Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Kabul Nursing Homes Inc Cabool | 11.4 | 99 | 2.10 | 3.14 | 35.0% | 5 | None |
| Mountain View Healthcare Mountain View | 16.0 | 105 | 2.62 | 3.71 | 54.9% | 5 | None |
| Brooke Haven Healthcare West Plains | 17.8 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.89 | 50.0% | 4 | $10,033 |
| Autumn Oaks Caring Center Mountain Grove | 18.2 | 120 | 2.67 | 3.79 | 55.7% | 1 | $48,539 |
| NHC Healthcare, West Plains West Plains | 18.7 | 114 | 2.27 | 3.54 | 47.7% | 5 | None |
| West Vue Nursing and Rehabilitation Center West Plains | 18.7 | 130 | 3.49 | 5.00 | 41.6% | 2 | None |
| Houston House Houston | 23.2 | 96 | 2.64 | 3.86 | 47.2% | 4 | None |
| Rock Point Nursing Center Birch Tree | 27.2 | 86 | 2.09 | 3.02 | 55.6% | 3 | 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.