All 23 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Kansas City,
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.
Parkway Health Care Center runs on 2.25 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 42% under the national average, and weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday level. That thin coverage sits behind a one-star staffing rating. The inspection record is heavier: 98 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 8 tied to abuse, drawing $30,821 in fines. Staff turnover hits 67.4% against a national 45.8%, so the people providing care keep changing. The most recent inspection was October 23, 2024. Corporate-owned, 97 beds.
Bridgewood runs on 2.45 nursing hours per resident per day, roughly a third below the national average, and weekend coverage drops another 9% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts are the ones families visit. Staff turnover sits at 58.3% against a national 45.8%, meaning the people providing that care are frequently new. The inspection record is what stands out most: 125 deficiencies, 26 of them at harm or jeopardy level, 36 tied to abuse, and $973,967 in fines across 13 penalties. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. The most recent inspection was April 28, 2025.
Gregory Ridge is a 116-bed for-profit home in Kansas City, and the numbers behind its record are hard to argue with. Nurse staffing sits at 2.37 hours per resident day, roughly 39% below the national average, and it thins out further on weekends. Staff turnover runs 68.4% a year against a national average of 45.8%, which means the people caring for residents are, more often than not, new or on their way out.
That instability shows up in the inspection record: 100 deficiencies, 15 of them at harm or jeopardy level, 18 abuse-related, and six fines totaling $708,002. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes.