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Assisted Living, Nursing Homes · Medicare certified

Country Aire Retirement Center

18540 State Highway 16 · Lewistown, MO 63452 · Lic. #053459 (MO) · 8 certified beds

(417) 847-3386

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NPI 1619639192. Look this up in the CMS NPPES registry (opens in a new tab)

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About Country Aire Retirement Center

Country Aire Retirement Center is an assisted living community in Lewistown, Missouri, in Lewis County. The MO licensing record lists its status as "LICENSED". Public records list 8 beds. It is Medicare certified. Ownership records list a for-profit operator and tie the listing to Blue SKY Basin LLC. We hold 66 inspection citations for this listing, the most recent dated 17 November 2025. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial action against it. Reported staffing works out to 2.97 nurse hours per resident per day. Every fact above comes from the public records listed in the sources section on this page. The newest source file we hold for this listing is dated August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare · Source data August 2026

Certification

  • Medicare-certified (CMS Certification Number on file)

Ratings

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026Q1.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

1.0(CMS Care Compare (nursing home rating))Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-07-01.GOV

Staffing rating

1.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

66

Not yet ratedSource: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025Q4.GOV

Staffing rating

Not published

Quality-measure rating

Not published

Inspections on record

Not published

Cited deficiencies

Not published

1.0(CMS Care Compare (nursing home rating))Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-06-01.GOV

Staffing rating

2.0

Quality-measure rating

2.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

66

1.0(CMS Care Compare (nursing home rating))Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2026-08-01.GOV

Staffing rating

1.0

Quality-measure rating

3.0

Inspections on record

2

Cited deficiencies

66

Inspection history (66)

Records from January 2023 to November 2025.

  • January 18, 2023 · E

    Citation F0804

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0804 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-04-19. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV
  • January 18, 2023 · D

    Citation F0758

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0758 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is l…. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-03-30. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV
  • January 18, 2023 · E

    Citation F0679

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0679 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-04-19. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV
  • January 18, 2023 · E

    Citation F0658

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0658 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-04-19. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV
  • January 18, 2023 · E

    Citation F0584

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0584 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-04-19. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV
  • January 18, 2023 · D

    Citation F0641

    Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2023-01-18 under CMS tag F0641 (CMS scope/severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2023-03-30. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2023-01-18.GOV

Penalties (1)

Total fines on file: $0

  • March 19, 2025 · Payment Denial

    Citation PAYDEN-2025-06-06

    CMS recorded a Medicare/Medicaid payment denial for new admissions starting 2025-06-06, lasting 3 days (triggered by inspection on 2025-03-19). Source: CMS Care Compare Penalties (as of 2026-07-01).

    View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2025-03-19.GOV

Staffing

Latest: 2.97 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)

Staffing trend (5 periods)

  1. 2025Q43.53 hrs/resident/day
  2. 2026-06-013.53 hrs/resident/day
  3. 2026-07-012.97 hrs/resident/day
  4. 2026-08-012.97 hrs/resident/day
  5. 2026Q12.97 hrs/resident/day

Most recent period is lower than 2025Q4 (-0.56 hrs/resident/day). Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.

Ownership

For profit

  1. Parent organization: Blue SKY Basin LLC

    parent · PAC 4981002102

Recent changes to this listing

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Each line is a difference between two readings of a government file. It says what the source reported, not what the provider did.

  1. Sep 2, 2026Listed capacity changed

    Listed capacity changed from 60 to 8 beds.

    Reported by Missouri DHSS

  2. Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

  3. Sep 1, 2026Listed capacity changed

    Listed capacity changed from 8 to 60 beds.

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)

  4. Aug 10, 2026Listed capacity changed

    Listed capacity changed from 60 to 8 beds.

    Reported by Missouri DHSS

  5. Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed

    The source now records ownership as "For profit".

    Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)

Ratings, inspections, and penalties are public records, reproduced in plain English without edits to their substance. View source records · What these measures mean.

Typical cost

Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · 2025

This provider doesn't publish a specific price to us. Below is the typical MO range for the care type(s) it offers. Use it as context, not a quote.

Assisted Living

Median · MO$5,400/mo
See full MO cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

Nursing Homes

Median · MO$6,741/mo
See full MO cost breakdownSource: Genworth CareScout Cost of Care Survey · Updated 2025

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Trust & methodology

Where this information came from

Each block below is one file we read, the date on that file, and the fields on this page that came from it. The date is when the source published or we retrieved it, not the day we last looked at this listing.

Missouri DHSSas of August 2026
Care types, City, County, License lookup link, License number, License status, Licensed capacity, Licensing state, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026
Chain identifier, Chain name, CMS Special Focus status, Map location, Medicare certification number
CMS nursing homes (ownership)as of July 2026
Ownership type, Parent organization
CMS enrollmentas of July 2026
NPI
CMS nursing homes (payroll-based journal staffing)as of June 2026
Staffing hours per resident day

Read how we handle every file on the data sources page.

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