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Morningside Center

1700 Morningside Drive, Chillicothe, MO 646016606460170Ownership: Government - CountyCertified beds: 60Avg. daily residents: 53County: Livingston
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The complete public record on Morningside Center, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Chillicothe, 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.
Morningside Center holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. 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

3.71 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
above the state average (3.43)
0.98 RN hours per resident per day
above the state average (0.46)
3.19 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
50.7% total nursing staff turnover
below the state average (56.0)
23.1% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

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

March 20, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
10 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (11.5)
7 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$0 in federal fines across 0 penalties (last 3 years)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

22 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 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 20, 20260578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260636Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260690Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 20, 20260880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.E · 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.