Caruthersville, MO

Southgate Living Center

4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $13,397 in total fines with 7 recent health deficiencies with 3 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

500 Truman Boulevard, Caruthersville, MO

(573) 333-5150

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

2 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

2 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

Certified beds

Average residents

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2003-12-18

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.37

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.46 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.83

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.68 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

3.05

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.33 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.25

All reported nurse hours · state 3.47 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.20

RN + LPN hours · state 1.14 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.59

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.04 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.17

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.33 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.01

Reported PT staffing · state 0.05 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.34

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.97

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.46

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

67%

Annual RN turnover · state 51% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

63%

Annual nurse turnover · state 57% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

13,091

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

8.44

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9807

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Baseline 7.56% · Performance 7.87% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

0.03

Baseline 65.52% · Performance 63.38% · Measure score 0.03 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0.03

Adjusted total nurse staffing

2.51

Baseline 3.12 hours · Performance 3.79 hours · Measure score 2.51 · Achievement 2.51 · Improvement 2.01

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure	Facility	National	Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission	10.63%	10.72% 0.1 pts better	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 66 · Observed rate 12.12% · Lower 95% interval 7.1%
Discharge to community	44.57%	50.57% 6 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 45 · Observed rate 33.33% · Lower 95% interval 29.57%
Medicare spending per beneficiary	1.1	1.02 0.1 pts worse
Drug regimen review with follow-up	100%	95.27% 4.7 pts better	Numerator 47 · Denominator 47
Falls with major injury	0%	0.77% 0.8 pts better	Numerator 0 · Denominator 47
Discharge self-care score	56.67%	53.69% 3 pts better	Numerator 17 · Denominator 30
Discharge mobility score	43.33%	50.94% 7.6 pts worse	Numerator 13 · Denominator 30
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened	8.51%	2.29% 6.2 pts worse	Numerator 4 · Denominator 47 · Adjusted rate 6.08%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization	7.87%	7.12% 0.8 pts worse	No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 29 · Observed rate 13.79% · Lower 95% interval 4.33%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage	0%	8.2% 8.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 93
Staff flu vaccination coverage	10%	42% 32 pts worse	Numerator 12 · Denominator 120
Discharge function score	53.33%	56.45% 3.1 pts worse	Numerator 16 · Denominator 30
Transfer of health information to provider	100%	95.95% 4 pts better	Numerator 23 · Denominator 23
Transfer of health information to patient	Not Available	96.28%	Numerator Not Available · Denominator 3 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date	0%	25.2% 25.2 pts worse	Numerator 0 · Denominator 29

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure	Facility	State	National	Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.9	2.1 0.2 pts better	1.9 About the same	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 2.3 · Expected 2.2 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	4.0	2.3 1.7 pts worse	1.8 2.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 4.0 · Observed 4.4 · Expected 1.8 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	98.4%	84.8% 13.6 pts better	93.4% 5 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.6% · Q2 98.4% · Q3 98.3% · Q4 98.4% · 4Q avg 98.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.6%	90.9% 7.7 pts better	95.5% 3.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury	1.6%	4.1% 2.5 pts better	3.3% 1.7 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms	0.5%	14.7% 14.2 pts better	11.4% 10.9 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.0% · 4Q avg 0.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight	6.2%	5.5% 0.7 pts worse	5.4% 0.8 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 10.9% · Q3 8.7% · Q4 4.3% · 4Q avg 6.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	42.9%	25.3% 17.6 pts worse	19.6% 23.3 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 43.1% · Q2 45.1% · Q3 44.0% · Q4 39.2% · 4Q avg 42.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication	21.1%	25.0% 3.9 pts better	16.7% 4.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.6% · Q2 18.2% · Q3 14.3% · Q4 27.3% · 4Q avg 21.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained	0.0%	0.0% About the same	0.1% 0.1 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened	27.7%	20.3% 7.4 pts worse	16.3% 11.4 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 35.9% · 4Q avg 27.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased	20.1%	19.8% 0.3 pts worse	14.9% 5.2 pts worse	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.3% · Q2 18.4% · Q3 12.5% · Q4 21.3% · 4Q avg 20.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.4%	1.4% 1 pts better	1.0% 0.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.5% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection	0.9%	2.6% 1.7 pts better	1.7% 0.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.5% · 4Q avg 0.9% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	18.2%	18.1% 0.1 pts worse	19.8% 1.6 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.9% · Q2 25.2% · Q3 16.9% · Q4 14.1% · 4Q avg 18.2%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers	4.3%	5.0% 0.7 pts better	5.1% 0.8 pts better	Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.7% · Q2 8.6% · Q3 1.9% · Q4 3.0% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	66.4% 33.6 pts better	81.7% 18.3 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit	21.8%	13.4% 8.4 pts worse	12.0% 9.8 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 21.8% · Observed 26.5% · Expected 13.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	2.2% 2.2 pts better	1.6% 1.6 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	94.1%	63.5% 30.6 pts better	79.7% 14.4 pts better	Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 94.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	25.4%	25.3% 0.1 pts worse	23.9% 1.5 pts worse	Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 25.4% · Observed 26.5% · Expected 24.8% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-03-06 · Fire 2025-03-06

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

3 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2024-02-09 · Fire 2024-02-09

10 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-06-10 · Fire 2022-06-10

11 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

K223 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

K355 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-04-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-06-10

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-07-25

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-06-10

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-07-25

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F570 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F661 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F728 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.

Corrected 2025-04-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-03-06

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2025-04-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Corrected 2024-04-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F584 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F699 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F744 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2024-04-02

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-02-09

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-04-02

J · Immediate jeopardy 2023-09-18