The nursing home failed to encode each resident’s assessment data and send it to the state on time. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 640 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
INDEPENDENCE CARE CENTER OF PERRY COUNTY
PERRYVILLE, MO · Medicare-certified · 133 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall
Independence Care Center of Perry County has a 3-star overall rating. Its health inspections are relatively strong at 4 stars, but staffing is very weak at 1 star with 1.46 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
1.4571 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 9, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 1.4571.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.25
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.47
- Nurse aides
- 0.74
- Weekend nursing
- 0.60
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
14.3%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5.8%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.5%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.2%Improving
Residents who lost too much weight
1.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
22.1%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
19.2%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
23.7%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.3%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
19%Steady
Residents with depressive symptoms
1.3%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
98.9%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.7%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
96.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
94.4%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to update each resident’s assessment at least every three months. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 638 — 42 CFR §483.20 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to make sure each resident got an accurate assessment of their needs and condition. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 641 — 42 CFR §483.20(g) — S/S: D
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: D
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 January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Occupancy
- 78.8 residents on an average day (59% of 133 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 17 years
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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.