Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Aspire Senior Living Carthage
1901 Buena Vista Avenue, Carthage, MO · (417) 358-1937
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 114
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Aspire Senior Living
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- July 7, 1987
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How this home got 3 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Missouri.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★+1 star
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★3 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Missouri homes
Aspire Senior Living Carthage carries 88 inspection points. That is fewer than 46% of Missouri's 479 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Missouri: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–20 pts
- 4★ 20–54 pts
- 3★ 54–93.75 pts
- 2★ 93.75–159 pts
- 1★ over 159 pts
Bars show every rated home in Missouri by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
27 health citations on record since 2020. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care9E
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Resident Rights5D
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning3D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation2D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Environmental2F
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Pharmacy Service2E
- E
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Administration1E
- E
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspection history
2025-03-31
16 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2023-10-26
6 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (3 deficiencies)
2020-03-13
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Administration (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 31 min of nursing staff time a day, 13 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 31 min
Missouri average
3 h 24 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.2 pts better | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine15.3 pts better | 99.3% | 84.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine8.4 pts better | 99.2% | 90.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury0.9 pts better | 3.1% | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms19.2 pts better | 0.8% | 20.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.7 pts better | 4.4% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication2.3 pts better | 23.3% | 25.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication12 pts better | 11.5% | 23.5% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened2.7 pts worse | 18.5% | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased0.9 pts worse | 18.3% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.9 pts better | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.2 pts better | 0.0% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.3 pts worse | 21.4% | 17.1% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.9 pts better | 2.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine29.1 pts better | 94.8% | 65.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit11.3 pts better | 2.1% | 13.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.1 pts worse | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine31.4 pts better | 92.8% | 61.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission16.8 pts better | 8.9% | 25.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
19 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brody, Michael | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Brown, Barbara | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Brown, Daniel | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Brown, Daniel | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Brown, Daniel | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 21 facilities |
| Brown, Michele | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Brown, Michele | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Eickhoff, Pamela | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Eickhoff, Pamela | Limited Partnership Interest · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Eickhoff, Pamela | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Hero Health Management, LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Leipham, Michelle | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Leipham, Michelle | Limited Partnership Interest · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Leipham, Michelle | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 7 facilities |
| Stadtmueller, David | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Stadtmueller, David | Limited Partnership Interest · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Stadtmueller, David | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 8 facilities |
| Sweeten, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Sweeten, Robert | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
5 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke2F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2F
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Egress1E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
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Other homes nearby
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St Luke's Nursing And Rehabilitation
Carthage, MO
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- F
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 28 min
- Fines
- $0
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Aspire Senior Living Webb City
Webb City, MO · Aspire Senior Living
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 3 h 12 min
- Fines
- $25,454
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Sarcoxie Health Care Center
Sarcoxie, MO · Reliant Care Management
★★★★★- Worst citation, 3 yrs
- G
- Nursing / resident / day
- 2 h 36 min
- Fines
- $0