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NHC Healthcare, West Plains

211 Davis Drive · West Plains, MO 65775 · 114 certified beds

(417) 256-0798

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About NHC Healthcare, West Plains

NHC Healthcare, West Plains is a nursing home in West Plains, Missouri. Its capacity is 114 beds, the same as the Howell County median for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of National Healthcare Corporation. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 13 citations, the most recent on February 7, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.55 hours per resident per day. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in West Plains. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

5.0

Staffing

4.0

Quality measures

5.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (13)

Records from February 2022 to February 2025.

  • February 7, 2025

    Tag F0690

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 21, 2025.

  • February 7, 2025

    Tag F0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 21, 2025.

  • February 7, 2025

    Tag F0761

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 21, 2025.

  • February 7, 2025

    Tag F0689

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 21, 2025.

  • February 7, 2025

    Tag F0698

    Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 21, 2025.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0625

    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.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0700

    Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0760

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0759

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0812

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 1, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0550

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 1, 2022.

  • February 18, 2022

    Tag F0623

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 4, 2022.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

3.55 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.40 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

For profit

Part of National Healthcare Corporation, a chain of 72 nursing homes.

Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 4.1 overall, 3.5 for health inspections, 3.5 for staffing, 4.5 for quality measures.

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Missouri.

Nursing Homes

Missouri median$6,741/mo

Nearby alternatives

Other licensed providers in West Plains.

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