Nursing home report

ABODE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

INDEPENDENCE, MO · Medicare-certified · 118 beds

Needs attention

Special Focus candidateAbuse citationNon-profitChain member

1 of 5 overall

ABODE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER (Independence, MO) has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, with 1-star health inspection and quality ratings and 2-star staffing. It is a special focus facility/SFF candidate, had $134,313 in fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing of 4.34 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark.

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Health inspections

Staffing

4.3364 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: January 23, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $134,313special focus facility

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3364.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses: 0.47
Licensed practical nurses: 0.80
Nurse aides: 3.07
Weekend nursing: 4.06

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

27.6%4.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

3.8%2.1%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

2.9%4.3%Worsening

Residents with a urinary tract infection

0%0%No change

Residents who lost too much weight

3.8%0%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

64.7%20.6%Improving

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

—4%—

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

27.5%21.1%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

5.1%4.5%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

29.4%8.7%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

34.3%19.1%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

67.9%70.8%Improving

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

—36.1%—

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.