Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau

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4 fines totaling $149,578, plus 1 Medicare payment denial period.

Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.

What these staffing numbers mean →

Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.53, RN 0.55, weekend 3.11.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.53 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.

How to read ownership records →

Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →

For profit - Corporation

Showing 20 of 23 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 3 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.

Other facilities in the same chain

CMS lists this facility under the chain Life Care Centers of America — 194 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.

• Life Care Center of Carrollton — Carrollton, MO · overall 3/5
• Life Care Center of Grandview — Grandview, MO · overall 2/5abuse
• Life Care Center of St Louis — Saint Louis, MO · overall 4/5
• Life Care Center of Sullivan — Sullivan, MO · overall 4/5
• Life Care Center of Waynesville — Waynesville, MO · overall 3/5
• Northwood Hills Care Center — Humansville, MO · overall 2/5
• Westchester House, the — Chesterfield, MO · overall 2/5
• Life Care Center of Banner Elk — Banner Elk, NC · overall 4/5

Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 193 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.

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Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.

• "Are staff on every shift trained and certified in CPR, and how do they know each resident's resuscitation wishes?"
• "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
• "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
• "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
• "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
• "How do you monitor residents' weight and eating, and what happens when someone starts losing weight?"
• "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
• "Could I join residents for a meal to see the food quality and temperature for myself?"

Also worth asking anywhere

• "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Missouri midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
• "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
• "CMS reports 69% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
• "The ownership record on file lists 23 owning or managing parties — who makes the decisions about staffing levels?"
• "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"

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