Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Gower Convalescent Center, Inc
323 South Highway 169, Gower, MO · (816) 424-6483
- Certified beds
- 82
- Residents per day
- 68
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 2006
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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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★no change
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
Gower Convalescent Center, Inc carries 65 inspection points. That is fewer than 59% 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 2023. 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 Care6E
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 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.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning6E
- E
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- E
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- E
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Rights5E
- E
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- E
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- E
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- 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.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Pharmacy Service2E
- E
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- 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.
Infection Control2E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Nursing and Physician Services1E
- E
Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.
Environmental1E
- E
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Inspection history
2026-05-21
6 health deficiencies · 10 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2025-02-21
13 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-10-26
8 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 38 min of nursing staff time a day, 13 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 38 min
Missouri average
3 h 24 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 25% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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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Fines and payment denials
$6,351 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-23 | Fine | $6,351 |
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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 days0.5 pts better | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.6 pts better | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine15.6 pts better | 99.6% | 84.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.2 pts better | 97.0% | 90.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.3 pts better | 2.7% | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms20 pts better | 0.0% | 20.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight4.6 pts better | 0.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.2 pts worse | 25.8% | 25.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.4 pts better | 18.1% | 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 worsened0.2 pts worse | 16.0% | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2 pts worse | 19.4% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.1 pts worse | 2.0% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.4 pts worse | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.7 pts worse | 19.8% | 17.1% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers3.1 pts worse | 7.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine24.7 pts worse | 41.0% | 65.7% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication2.7 pts worse | 4.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.1 pts worse | 58.3% | 61.4% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
13 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
Show ownership list
| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gower Convalescent Center Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Ingle, Jerry | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ingle, Jerry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Johnson, Barbara | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Johnson, Barbara | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 4 facilities |
| Moore, Amberly | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Moore, Amberly | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Moore, Amberly | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Perry, Jason | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Snyder, Charles | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Snyder, Charles | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Spaeth, Linda | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| West, Natalie | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
17 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke9F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
- F
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- D
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Services1D
- D
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Construction1F
- F
Use approved construction type or materials.
Egress1F
- F
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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