Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center
2004 Crestview Street · Ava, MO 65608 · 120 certified beds
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About Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center
Heart of the Ozarks Healthcare Center is a nursing home in Ava, Missouri, in Douglas County. Its reported capacity is 120 beds. It is recorded as a for-profit operator, part of Circle B Enterprises. Federal records list it as Medicare certified. Our copy of the inspection record holds 23 citations, the newest dated 25 March 2025. No fine or payment denial is on record against it. Staffing reports put it at 3.37 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
Staffing rating
3.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
15
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
Staffing rating
2.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
15
Staffing rating
Not publishedQuality-measure rating
Not publishedInspections on record
Not published
Cited deficiencies
Not published
Staffing rating
2.0Quality-measure rating
2.0Inspections on record
2
Cited deficiencies
15
Inspection history (23)
Records from October 2019 to March 2025.
October 22, 2019 · E
Citation F0625Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-10-22 under CMS tag F0625 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-12-06. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-10-22.GOVOctober 22, 2019 · E
Citation F0880Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-10-22 under CMS tag F0880 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-12-06. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-10-22.GOVOctober 22, 2019 · E
Citation F0925Federal surveyors cited this nursing home on 2019-10-22 under CMS tag F0925 (CMS scope/severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm) for Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests. The deficiency was recorded as corrected on 2019-12-06. Source: CMS Care Compare Health Deficiencies (as of 2026-06-01).
View original record (opens in a new tab)Source: CMS Care Compare · Updated 2019-10-22.GOV
Penalties
Total fines on file: $0
Staffing
Latest: 3.37 nurse staffing hours per resident per day (2026Q1)
Staffing trend (5 periods)
- 2025Q43.34 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-06-013.34 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-07-013.37 hrs/resident/day
- 2026-08-013.37 hrs/resident/day
- 2026Q13.37 hrs/resident/day
Most recent period is about the same as 2025Q4. Figures are CMS-reported nurse staffing hours, not our estimate.
Ownership
For profit
CMS Care Compare chain: Circle B Enterprises
Chain ID 145 · 36 facilities in chain (CMS)
- Chain average overall rating: 2.5
- Chain average health inspection rating: 3.1
- Chain average staffing rating: 2
- Chain average quality measure rating: 1.9
Chain averages are CMS-published figures for facilities sharing this Chain ID (formerly Affiliated Entity). They are not ElderCareCosts scores.
A separate ownership filing names a different organization for this listing. We are not publishing that name while the two government records disagree.
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.
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Sep 1, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Aug 6, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (ownership)
Jul 24, 2026Ownership changed
The source now records ownership as "For profit - Limited Liability company".
Reported by CMS nursing homes (provider info)
Jul 24, 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.
Nursing Homes
Median · MO$6,741/moNearby alternatives
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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.
- CMS nursing homes (provider info)as of August 2026
- Chain identifier, Chain name, City, CMS Special Focus status, County, Licensed capacity, Map location, Medicare certification number, Name, Phone number, State, Street address, ZIP code
- 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
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