Nursing home report

Baptist Homes of Independence

Registered name: ABODE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

INDEPENDENCE, MO · Medicare-certified · 118 beds

Needs attention

Special Focus candidateAbuse citationNon-profitChain member

Data as of July 1, 2026

1 of 5 overall

Baptist Homes of Independence has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection, staffing, and quality measures scores. It is a Special Focus Facility candidate with $134,345 in fines over the last 24 months; reported nurse staffing is 4.21 hours per resident per day, just above the federal benchmark of 4.1.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.2086 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: May 14, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $134,345special focus facility

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.2086.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.28
Licensed practical nurses: 0.83
Nurse aides: 3.10
Weekend nursing: 4.03

Hours per resident per day.

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

16.7%21.4%Worsening

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.9%6.2%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2%2%No change

Residents with a urinary tract infection

5.9%4.3%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

0%0%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

64.7%16.7%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

4%7.4%Worsening

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

12.5%28.9%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

5.5%6.3%Worsening

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

14.3%13.1%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

11.8%6.8%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Last yrNowTrend

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

—70.2%—

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

60.8%77.1%Improving

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

—84.6%—

What the inspectors found

The home failed to respond appropriately to all reported abuse or neglect concerns. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.