Missouri Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
Missouri has 487 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 483 facilities with linked history (483 of 487), there are 17,541 cited deficiencies, averaging 36.3 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 333 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories 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
- Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies — 1,366 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in Missouri
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 915 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 823 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 814 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 646 citations
- F-Tag F0677: ADL Care Provided for Dependent Residents — 489 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 481 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 480 citations
- F-Tag F0684: Quality of Care — 451 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 418 citations
- F-Tag F0600: Free from Abuse and Neglect — 360 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More Missouri Compliance Data
- Missouri Compliance Benchmark
- Missouri State Compliance Guide
- Missouri Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in Missouri
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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