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68.5/100

Average

Golden Age Nursing Home

12498 Se Highway 116, Braymer, MO 64624

CMS 4/5 stars #1 of 2 in Caldwell County (660) 645-2243
Certified beds
83
Occupancy
43%
Ownership
Government
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Golden Age Nursing Home

Golden Age runs on county money in a small Caldwell County town, and its inspection record is the strongest thing about it, a four-star health inspection rating with the most recent visit in September 2025. But 23 deficiencies sit on the current record, including one that caused actual harm and four tied to abuse, and those don't disappear because the last inspection went reasonably well. Direct care runs about 12% under the national average, weekends drop roughly 17% below weekdays, and more than half the nursing staff turned over in a year against a national rate near 46%. Quality measures score two stars. Families should ask who's on duty Saturday and how abuse findings were resolved.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing20.5/30Stability5/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

20.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →5.11 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.49 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 17% against weekdays

Staff stability

5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →56% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

5/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record
  • →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.42 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.49 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.83 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover55.60%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: September 4, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Golden Age Nursing Home

What is the ElderGrade for Golden Age Nursing Home? +

Golden Age Nursing Home holds an ElderGrade of C (68.5 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Golden Age Nursing Home? +

Residents receive an average of 3.42 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Golden Age Nursing Home been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Golden Age Nursing Home accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Golden Age Nursing Home is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.