Nursing home report
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · Medicare-certified · 102 beds
Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center in Cape Girardeau, MO has an overall 4-star rating, with a 5-star health inspection score but a 1-star staffing rating and 2-star quality measures rating. Reported nurse staffing is 3.05 hours per resident per day, below the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.0452 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.0452.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited June 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited November 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep medication mistakes below the allowed level. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 759 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(1) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
