All 9 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Independence,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Sunterra Springs Independence runs a small 38-bed operation under for-profit LLC ownership, and the raw staffing number looks decent, 4.11 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% above the national average. But that average hides two things: weekend coverage drops about 13% below the home's own weekday level, and annual turnover sits at 65.4% against a national 45.8%. When nearly two-thirds of your nursing staff leaves each year, consistent care gets hard to sustain. The 22 deficiencies on record include 4 tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent inspection was February 2025. Strong quality measure scores and a 4-star inspection rating are real, but the staffing picture is shakier than the headline number suggests.
Independence Manor runs about 3.30 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly 15% under the national average of 3.86, a real gap if your family member needs help with daily tasks or has complex medical needs. The current record shows 23 deficiencies, none at the harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and state inspectors were last in the building in December 2025. Staff turnover of 43.6% sits slightly better than the national 45.8%, and weekend coverage barely dips from weekday levels. Ownership is for-profit corporate, and its quality measure rating of 2 out of 5 is the softest number in the file.
Monterey Park Rehabilitation & Health Care Center is a 122-bed for-profit in Independence with a solid recent inspection record, a 4/5 health inspection rating and 25 total deficiencies on the books, none at the harm or jeopardy level. That's a cleaner picture than plenty of homes its size carry.
Staffing is where the story turns. At 3.71 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 4% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 13% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover sits at 54.7%, well above the 45.8% national figure. That churn is hard on residents who rely on familiar faces. There's also one abuse-related deficiency on record, worth asking about directly. The last inspection was November 2025.
Jackson Creek Post Acute runs about 13% below the national average on nurse staffing, at 3.36 hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally, and weekends drop roughly another 12% below its own weekday levels. That's the number that matters most here, because it's when families tend to visit and when problems surface.
Staff turnover sits at 55.2% against a national average of 45.8%, so the aides and nurses working with your relative are likely to change often. The current inspection record shows 39 deficiencies, one at the harm or jeopardy level, with a $29,186 fine and a December 2025 inspection. The quality measure rating is genuinely strong at 4 out of 5, but the staffing and inspection ratings both sit at 2 out of 5, and that split tells you where the risk lives.
Carmel Hills runs on 2.75 nursing hours per resident each day, roughly a quarter less than the national average, and weekend coverage drops further below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits near 55%, and the federal staffing rating lands at 1 out of 5. The inspection record is heavier still: 82 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, with a $20,787 fine and a 1-star health inspection rating. Quality measures score better at 3 stars, but the most recent inspection was November 2024, so that record is still fresh.
Rosewood runs below the national average on nurse staffing, 3.51 hours per resident day against 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 5% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Turnover sits at 59.8% against a national average of 45.8%, meaning roughly six in ten caregivers left within the year. The inspection record is heavy: 58 deficiencies, five involving harm or jeopardy, six tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $47,917. Two stars for health inspections and two for staffing tell you where the problems concentrate, and ownership is a for-profit limited liability company.
The Rehabilitation Center of Independence runs on 2.68 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 31% under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 13% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 73.7% against a national 45.8%, so the people around your relative change often. Its current record carries 56 deficiencies, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus a $71,208 fine.
The 5/5 quality measure score looks good, but that's self-reported data, and the 1/5 staffing rating and 2/5 inspection rating come from what surveyors actually found. Ask about weekday-to-weekend coverage before you decide.
Maywood Terrace runs on thinner staffing than most homes, about 3.49 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 9% below what the building manages on weekdays. The turnover number is the one that should stop you: 92.6% of staff leaving annually, when the typical U.S. nursing home sits near 45.8%. That kind of churn usually means caregivers who know your mother's routine aren't there long enough to learn it. The inspection record backs up the concern: 54 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with a 2/5 inspection rating and 1/5 on both quality measures and staffing. It's for-profit, LLC-owned, last inspected July 2024.
Abode Health and Wellness Center in Independence has more direct-care nursing hours than the typical U.S. nursing home, 4.21 per resident day against a national average of 3.86. That's the one number here that looks reassuring, and it comes with a caveat: weekend staffing drops about 4% below the home's own weekday level.
Everything else on the record is hard to get past. CMS has cited 80 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and nine tied to abuse. Fines total $269,476 across 24 penalties, and the home sits in Medicare's Special Focus Facility program, reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Its last inspection was in February 2025. Staffing hours don't fix an inspection record like that.