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Ascend At Aurora

1700 South Hudson Avenue, Aurora, MO 656054176782165Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 125Avg. daily residents: 56County: Lawrence
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Ownership changed in the last 12 months — the current rating reflects performance partly under previous ownership.

The complete public record on Ascend At Aurora, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Aurora, Missouri, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Missouri average: 2.5 stars.
Health inspection
★☆☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★★★☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★☆☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Ascend At Aurora holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $46,940 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

4.24 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.43)
0.57 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.46)
3.68 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
54.4% total nursing staff turnover
about the state average (56.0)
57.1% RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

April 12, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
21 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
above the state average (11.5)
21 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$46,940 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($36,698)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

49 citations on record across recent inspections, 2 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
March 18, 20260686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 18, 20260806Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as… ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 9, 20250602Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 9, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
July 18, 20250561Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
October 22, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. ComplaintE · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 12, 20240600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
April 12, 20240760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
April 12, 20240727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
April 12, 20240812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with…F · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.