Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Nhc Healthcare, Joplin
2700 East 34th Street, Joplin, MO · (417) 781-1737
- Certified beds
- 124
- Residents per day
- 85
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- National Healthcare Corporation
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 7, 1982
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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
Nhc Healthcare, Joplin carries 70 inspection points. That is fewer than 56% 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
30 health citations on record since 2021. 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.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care10E
- E
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- E
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Pharmacy Service6D
- D
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Infection Control5E
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
- D
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Resident Rights2E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Environmental2D
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- D
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
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.
Nursing and Physician Services2E
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- D
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Inspection history
2025-08-04
11 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-10-27
9 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
2021-05-03
10 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (7 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 19 min of nursing staff time a day, 22 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 19 min
Missouri average
3 h 24 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 53% of nursing staff and 89% 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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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 days0.1 pts better | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.9 pts better | 0.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine11.1 pts better | 95.1% | 84.0% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine9.2 pts better | 100.0% | 90.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.9 pts worse | 5.9% | 4.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms17.3 pts better | 2.7% | 20.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.2 pts worse | 7.3% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.2 pts better | 24.4% | 25.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication19 pts better | 4.5% | 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 worsened14.9 pts worse | 30.7% | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10.6 pts worse | 28.0% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts better | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.4 pts better | 1.8% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence8.5 pts worse | 25.6% | 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 vaccine26.7 pts better | 92.4% | 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 vaccine35.2 pts better | 96.6% | 61.4% | 80.1% |
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Who owns and runs it
20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 85 facilities |
| Chance, Jolie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Chance, Jolie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
| Dodson, Vicki | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 65 facilities |
| Dodson, Vicki | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 65 facilities |
| Jones, Stephanie | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Jones, Stephanie | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kidd, Brian | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 66 facilities |
| Kidd, Brian | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 66 facilities |
| National Health Corporation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 59 facilities |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 61 facilities |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 61 facilities |
| Nhc-Op LP | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 62 facilities |
| Nhc/Delaware Inc | Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 46 facilities |
| Rector, Melvin | Managing Control - Governing Body · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Rector, Melvin | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Rector, Melvin | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 9 facilities |
| Shockley, Cassandra | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Ussery, Robert | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 57 facilities |
| Vanguard Group Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 84 facilities |
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Fire safety
7 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Egress2F
- E
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Smoke2F
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
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