The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
SARCOXIE HEALTH CARE CENTER
SARCOXIE, MO · Medicare-certified · 40 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
1 of 5 overall
Sarcoxie Health Care Center has a 1-star overall rating, with 1-star staffing and quality measures and a 2-star health inspection rating. It reports 2.55 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has no fines in the last 24 months, and is flagged for the lowest overall rating; recent inspection issues included food/fluids, pain management, and call system availability.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
2.5484 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 14, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0lowest overall rating
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.5484.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.39
- Nurse aides
- 1.75
- Weekend nursing
- 1.96
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 79%
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).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—35.9%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%0%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%0%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.2%0%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
53.8%53.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—60.8%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
39.3%67.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%2.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
28.4%20.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%72.4%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
64.5%48.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—59.1%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited November 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: F
The home failed to have a registered nurse on duty enough hours each day and to keep a registered nurse as the full-time director of nursing. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 727 — 42 CFR §483.35 — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited March 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of RELIANT CARE MANAGEMENT · 32 homes · 1.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 36.8 residents on an average day (92% of 40 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 30 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.