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WILLOW CARE NURSING HOME

WILLOW SPRINGS, MO · Medicare-certified · 105 beds

In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall

WILLOW CARE NURSING HOME in Willow Springs, MO has a 3-star overall rating. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are both 4 stars, but quality measures are low at 1 star, reported nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and there were no fines in the last 24 months.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.8791 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: September 26, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8791.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.44
Licensed practical nurses
0.74
Nurse aides
2.70
Weekend nursing
3.34

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 53%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%

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

44.2%31.2%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

12.3%9.7%Improving

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

10.1%5%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

1.6%3.2%Worsening

Residents who lost too much weight

6.8%3.3%Improving

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

14%22.2%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

19.5%35.5%Worsening

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

31.1%30%Improving

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

4.5%8.3%Worsening

Residents with a long-term catheter

0%0%No change

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

33%36.2%Worsening

Residents with depressive symptoms

0%3.4%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

96.9%95.2%Worsening

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

60.9%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

65.9%70.6%Improving

What the inspectors found

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 February 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F

The home failed to tell residents or their representatives in writing how long their bed would be held after a hospital transfer or therapeutic leave. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 625 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: E

The home failed to provide activities that met all residents’ needs. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 679 — 42 CFR §483.24 — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to ensure a working call system was available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area. Cited February 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 919 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E

The home failed to ensure there was enough outside ventilation in the area, through windows, mechanical systems, or both. Cited January 2020 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 923 — 42 CFR §483.90 — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Occupancy
67.4 residents on an average day (64% of 105 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 37 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.