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)
- Annie's Garden Skilled Nursing — Sikeston (0 deficiencies)
- Baptist Homes Of Adrian — Adrian (0 deficiencies)
- Ignite Medical Resort St Peters — Saint Peters (0 deficiencies)
- Raintree Village — Lees Summit (0 deficiencies)
- Madison Medical Center — Fredericktown (1 deficiencies)
- Phelps Health — Rolla (2 deficiencies)
- Cox Medical Centers Meyer Orthopedic And Rehab — Springfield (3 deficiencies)
- Good Samaritan Care Center — Cole Camp (3 deficiencies)
- Manor At Elfindale, The — Springfield (3 deficiencies)
- Clark's Mountain Nursing Center — Piedmont (5 deficiencies)
- Hartville Care Center — Hartville (5 deficiencies)
- California Care Center — California (6 deficiencies)
- Golden Age Living Center — Stover (6 deficiencies)
- Magnolia Square Nursing And Rehab — Springfield (6 deficiencies)
- Heritage Hall Nursing Center — Centralia (7 deficiencies)
- Lake Regional Health Systems — Osage Beach (7 deficiencies)
- St Clair Nursing Center — Saint Clair (7 deficiencies)
- Stonebridge Chillicothe — Chillicothe (7 deficiencies)
- Winchester Nursing Center, Inc — Bernie (7 deficiencies)
- Baptist Homes Of Arcadia Valley — Ironton (8 deficiencies)
- Lacoba Homes Inc — Monett (8 deficiencies)
- Lutheran Home, The — Cape Girardeau (8 deficiencies)
- Lutheran Senior Services At Meramec Bluffs — Ballwin (8 deficiencies)
- Monroe City Manor Care Center — Monroe City (8 deficiencies)
- 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
Nursing Homes by City in Missouri
- Nursing homes in Adrian (1)
- Nursing homes in Advance (1)
- Nursing homes in Anderson (1)
- Nursing homes in Appleton City (1)
- Nursing homes in Arnold (2)
- Nursing homes in Ash Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Aurora (1)
- Nursing homes in Ava (1)
- Nursing homes in Ballwin (2)
- Nursing homes in Belleview (1)
- Nursing homes in Belton (2)
- Nursing homes in Bernie (1)
- Nursing homes in Bertrand (1)
- Nursing homes in Bethany (1)
- Nursing homes in Birch Tree (1)
- Nursing homes in Black Jack (1)
- Nursing homes in Bloomfield (1)
- Nursing homes in Blue Springs (3)
- Nursing homes in Bolivar (2)
- Nursing homes in Bonne Terre (1)
- Nursing homes in Boonville (3)
- Nursing homes in Bowling Green (1)
- Nursing homes in Branson (1)
- Nursing homes in Braymer (1)
- Nursing homes in Bridgeton (3)
- Nursing homes in Brookfield (2)
- Nursing homes in Brunswick (1)
- Nursing homes in Buffalo (2)
- Nursing homes in Butler (2)
- Nursing homes in Cabool (1)
- Nursing homes in California (1)
- Nursing homes in Camdenton (1)
- Nursing homes in Cameron (2)
- Nursing homes in Campbell (1)
- Nursing homes in Canton (1)
- Nursing homes in Cape Girardeau (6)
- Nursing homes in Carrollton (2)
- Nursing homes in Carthage (2)
- Nursing homes in Caruthersville (1)
- Nursing homes in Cassville (2)
- Nursing homes in Cedar Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in Center (1)
- Nursing homes in Centralia (1)
- Nursing homes in Chaffee (1)
- Nursing homes in Chesterfield (8)
- Nursing homes in Chillicothe (4)
- Nursing homes in Clarence (1)
- Nursing homes in Clinton (2)
- Nursing homes in Cole Camp (1)
- Nursing homes in Columbia (8)
- Nursing homes in Concordia (1)
- Nursing homes in Creve Coeur (1)
- Nursing homes in Cuba (1)
- Nursing homes in Dardenne Prairie (1)
- Nursing homes in De Soto (3)
- Nursing homes in Des Peres (1)
- Nursing homes in Desloge (1)
- Nursing homes in Dexter (3)
- Nursing homes in Doniphan (1)
- Nursing homes in East Prairie (1)
- Nursing homes in Edina (1)
- Nursing homes in El Dorado Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Eldon (1)
- Nursing homes in Ellington (1)
- Nursing homes in Ellisville (1)
- Nursing homes in Elsberry (1)
- Nursing homes in Eureka (2)
- Nursing homes in Excelsior Springs (2)
- Nursing homes in Farmington (5)
- Nursing homes in Fenton (3)
- Nursing homes in Ferguson (2)
- Nursing homes in Festus (3)
- Nursing homes in Florissant (9)
- Nursing homes in Forsyth (1)
- Nursing homes in Fredericktown (2)
- Nursing homes in Fulton (3)
- Nursing homes in Gainesville (1)
- Nursing homes in Gallatin (1)
- Nursing homes in Gideon (1)
- Nursing homes in Gladstone (1)
- Nursing homes in Glasgow (1)
- Nursing homes in Gower (1)
- Nursing homes in Granby (1)
- Nursing homes in Grandview (1)
- Nursing homes in Grant City (1)
- Nursing homes in Gravois Mills (1)
- Nursing homes in Greenville (1)
- Nursing homes in Hamilton (1)
- Nursing homes in Hannibal (3)
- Nursing homes in Harrisonville (3)
- Nursing homes in Hartville (1)
- Nursing homes in Herculaneum (1)
- Nursing homes in Hermann (1)
- Nursing homes in Hermitage (1)
- Nursing homes in Higginsville (1)
- Nursing homes in Holden (1)
- Nursing homes in Hollister (1)
- Nursing homes in Houston (1)
- Nursing homes in Humansville (2)
- Nursing homes in Independence (9)
- Nursing homes in Ironton (1)
- Nursing homes in Jackson (2)
- Nursing homes in Jefferson City (8)
- Nursing homes in Jonesburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Joplin (5)
- Nursing homes in Kahoka (1)
- Nursing homes in Kansas City (23)
- Nursing homes in Kennett (2)
- Nursing homes in Kirksville (2)
- Nursing homes in Kirkwood (2)
- Nursing homes in La Belle (1)
- Nursing homes in La Plata (1)
- Nursing homes in Lake Saint Louis (1)
- Nursing homes in Lamar (1)
- Nursing homes in Lawson (1)
- Nursing homes in Lebanon (2)
- Nursing homes in Lees Summit (5)
- Nursing homes in Lewistown (1)
- Nursing homes in Lexington (1)
- Nursing homes in Liberty (3)
- Nursing homes in Licking (1)
- Nursing homes in Lincoln (1)
- Nursing homes in Lockwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Louisiana (1)
- Nursing homes in Lowry City (1)
- Nursing homes in Macon (2)
- Nursing homes in Malden (1)
- Nursing homes in Mansfield (1)
- Nursing homes in Marble Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in Marceline (1)
- Nursing homes in Marionville (1)
- Nursing homes in Marshall (2)
- Nursing homes in Marshfield (2)
- Nursing homes in Maryland Heights (3)
- Nursing homes in Maryville (4)
- Nursing homes in Matthews (1)
- Nursing homes in Maysville (1)
- Nursing homes in Mexico (1)
- Nursing homes in Milan (1)
- Nursing homes in Moberly (3)
- Nursing homes in Mokane (1)
- Nursing homes in Monett (1)
- Nursing homes in Monroe City (1)
- Nursing homes in Mound City (1)
- Nursing homes in Mount Vernon (2)
- Nursing homes in Mountain Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Mountain View (1)
- Nursing homes in Neosho (1)
- Nursing homes in Nevada (3)
- Nursing homes in New Florence (1)
- Nursing homes in New Haven (1)
- Nursing homes in New Madrid (1)
- Nursing homes in Nixa (1)
- Nursing homes in O Fallon (3)
- Nursing homes in Oak Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Odessa (1)
- Nursing homes in Oregon (1)
- Nursing homes in Osage Beach (5)
- Nursing homes in Overland (1)
- Nursing homes in Owensville (2)
- Nursing homes in Ozark (2)
- Nursing homes in Pacific (1)
- Nursing homes in Palmyra (1)
- Nursing homes in Paris (1)
- Nursing homes in Park Hills (1)
- Nursing homes in Perryville (2)
- Nursing homes in Piedmont (1)
- Nursing homes in Pilot Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Platte City (1)
- Nursing homes in Plattsburg (2)
- Nursing homes in Pleasant Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in Poplar Bluff (5)
- Nursing homes in Portageville (1)
- Nursing homes in Potosi (2)
- Nursing homes in Princeton (1)
- Nursing homes in Puxico (1)
- Nursing homes in Queen City (1)
- Nursing homes in Raymore (2)
- Nursing homes in Raytown (2)
- Nursing homes in Republic (1)
- Nursing homes in Richland (1)
- Nursing homes in Richmond (1)
- Nursing homes in Riverside (1)
- Nursing homes in Rock Port (1)
- Nursing homes in Rogersville (1)
- Nursing homes in Rolla (5)
- Nursing homes in Saint Charles (6)
- Nursing homes in Saint Clair (1)
- Nursing homes in Saint Elizabeth (1)
- Nursing homes in Saint James (1)
- Nursing homes in Saint Joseph (6)
- Nursing homes in Saint Louis (36)
- Nursing homes in Saint Peters (4)
- Nursing homes in Sainte Genevieve (2)
- Nursing homes in Salem (3)
- Nursing homes in Salisbury (1)
- Nursing homes in Sarcoxie (1)
- Nursing homes in Savannah (2)
- Nursing homes in Sedalia (5)
- Nursing homes in Seneca (1)
- Nursing homes in Seymour (1)
- Nursing homes in Shelbina (1)
- Nursing homes in Shrewsbury (1)
- Nursing homes in Sikeston (6)
- Nursing homes in Springfield (17)
- Nursing homes in Stanberry (1)
- Nursing homes in Steele (1)
- Nursing homes in Steelville (1)
- Nursing homes in Stockton (1)
- Nursing homes in Stover (1)
- Nursing homes in Strafford (1)
- Nursing homes in Sullivan (2)
- Nursing homes in Thayer (1)
- Nursing homes in Tipton (1)
- Nursing homes in Town And Country (2)
- Nursing homes in Trenton (2)
- Nursing homes in Troy (2)
- Nursing homes in Tuscumbia (1)
- Nursing homes in Union (2)
- Nursing homes in Unionville (1)
- Nursing homes in University City (1)
- Nursing homes in Valley Park (2)
- Nursing homes in Van Buren (1)
- Nursing homes in Vandalia (1)
- Nursing homes in Versailles (1)
- Nursing homes in Viburnum (1)
- Nursing homes in Vienna (1)
- Nursing homes in Warrensburg (4)
- Nursing homes in Warsaw (1)
- Nursing homes in Washington (1)
- Nursing homes in Waverly (1)
- Nursing homes in Waynesville (1)
- Nursing homes in Webb City (1)
- Nursing homes in Webster Groves (1)
- Nursing homes in Wellsville (1)
- Nursing homes in West Plains (3)
- Nursing homes in Westphalia (1)
- Nursing homes in Wildwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Willard (1)
- Nursing homes in Willow Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Windsor (1)
- Nursing homes in Wright City (1)
Compare to Other States
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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