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63.5/100

Average

Willow Care Nursing Home

2646 State Route 76, Willow Springs, MO 65793

CMS 3/5 stars #5 of 5 in Howell County (417) 469-3152
Certified beds
105
Occupancy
65%
Ownership
Non-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Willow Care Nursing Home

Willow Care runs about 3.67 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends drop about 17% below its own weekday staffing. That gap matters more than the headline number, because weekends are when families often visit and when fewer eyes are on residents. Annual turnover sits at 58.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the aides and nurses caring for people here are, more often than not, relatively new to the building. The inspection record is the bright spot: a 4-out-of-5 health inspection rating, 16 deficiencies on file, and none of them at the harm or jeopardy level, with nothing abuse-related. The last inspection was January 8, 2026. Quality measures, though, score 1 out of 5, and that's the split worth asking about on a tour.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing16.5/30Stability5/15Outcomes2/15Enforcement10/10

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

16.5/30

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

  • →4.03 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.45 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.

  • →59% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

2/15

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

  • →1 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

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

  • →No federal fines on record

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 day3.67 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.45 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.04 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

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

Nursing staff turnover58.60%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: January 8, 2026 (9 months 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 Willow Care Nursing Home

What is the ElderGrade for Willow Care Nursing Home? +

Willow Care Nursing Home holds an ElderGrade of C (63.5 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 Willow Care Nursing Home? +

Residents receive an average of 3.67 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Willow Care 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 Willow Care Nursing Home accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Willow Care 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.