Best Nursing Homes in Missouri — 2026 Rankings

Missouri has 487 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 36.0 deficiencies per facility, with 4 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

1. Annie's Garden Skilled Nursing — Sikeston (0 deficiencies)
2. Baptist Homes Of Adrian — Adrian (0 deficiencies)
3. Ignite Medical Resort St Peters — Saint Peters (0 deficiencies)
4. Raintree Village — Lees Summit (0 deficiencies)
5. Madison Medical Center — Fredericktown (1 deficiencies)
6. Phelps Health — Rolla (2 deficiencies)
7. Cox Medical Centers Meyer Orthopedic And Rehab — Springfield (3 deficiencies)
8. Good Samaritan Care Center — Cole Camp (3 deficiencies)
9. Manor At Elfindale, The — Springfield (3 deficiencies)
10. Clark's Mountain Nursing Center — Piedmont (5 deficiencies)
11. Hartville Care Center — Hartville (5 deficiencies)
12. California Care Center — California (6 deficiencies)
13. Golden Age Living Center — Stover (6 deficiencies)
14. Magnolia Square Nursing And Rehab — Springfield (6 deficiencies)
15. Heritage Hall Nursing Center — Centralia (7 deficiencies)
16. Lake Regional Health Systems — Osage Beach (7 deficiencies)
17. St Clair Nursing Center — Saint Clair (7 deficiencies)
18. Stonebridge Chillicothe — Chillicothe (7 deficiencies)
19. Winchester Nursing Center, Inc — Bernie (7 deficiencies)
20. Baptist Homes Of Arcadia Valley — Ironton (8 deficiencies)
21. Lacoba Homes Inc — Monett (8 deficiencies)
22. Lutheran Home, The — Cape Girardeau (8 deficiencies)
23. Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs — Ballwin (8 deficiencies)
24. Monroe City Manor Care Center — Monroe City (8 deficiencies)
25. Nhc Healthcare, St Charles — Saint Charles (8 deficiencies)

Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Missouri

• Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 4,177 citations
• Resident Rights Deficiencies — 3,282 citations
• Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 2,310 citations
• Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,638 citations
• Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 1,623 citations

Compare to Other States

• Browse all 50 state rankings
• Missouri SNF Scorecard
• Missouri Compliance Benchmark

Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools

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• Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
• Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
• F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
• Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
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• CMS Survey Preparation Guide
• SNF Compliance Guides
• What Is Skilled Nursing Care?

Official Sources

POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:

• Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
• CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
• CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
• 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
• National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families