Aspire Senior Living Carthage
1901 Buena Vista Avenue, Carthage, MO 64836
Aspire Senior Living Carthage, a 120-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Carthage, MO, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #150 of 479 rated homes in MO on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.
CMS combines health inspections, nurse-staffing levels, and clinical quality measures into the overall star rating, read the components below; they often tell a sharper story than the headline.
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- 3 / 5
- Average · CMS overall · nat'l 3.0
- #150 of 479
- In-state rank among rated MO homes
- 2.64
- Well below average · nurse hrs/day · nat'l 3.86
- 21
- Inspection findings
The verdict
Aspire Senior Living Carthage, a 120-bed for profit - corporation nursing facility in Carthage, MO, holds a 3-star CMS overall rating - right around the 3.0-star national average, ranking #150 of 479 rated homes in MO on CMS overall stars (with health+staffing+quality tie-breaks), with nurse staffing below the national norm. No recent finding reached the actual-harm level.
- 3 / 5
- CMS overall · national 3.0
- #150 of 479
- In-state rank among rated MO homes
- 2.64
- Nurse hrs/resident-day · national 3.86
- 21
- Inspection findings on file
CMS force-curves overall stars within each state; read health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings alongside the headline.
In-state ownership mix · peer inventory
How 487 MO nursing homes split by ownership sector
This facility is recorded as For profit - Corporation. Sector buckets collapse CMS ownership_type into For-profit, Nonprofit, and Government, orthogonal to the RN/LPN/CNA hour bar below.
Health Inspection
Staffing
Quality Measures
Long-Stay Quality
Facility Information
- Provider Number
- 265320
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Provider Type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Beds
- 120
- Residents
- 112
- In Hospital
- No
- County
- Jasper
- Last Inspection
- Mar 31, 2025
Staffing Data
How the 2.64 total nursing hours per resident-day are staffed:
- RN Hours
- 0.23 (nat'l avg: 0.69)
- LPN Hours
- 0.44
- CNA Hours
- 1.97
- Total Nursing Hours
- 2.64 (nat'l avg: 3.86)
- PT Hours
- 0.10
What the CMS Record Reveals About Aspire Senior Living Carthage
According to CMS Nursing Home Compare, Aspire Senior Living Carthage ranks #150 of 479 rated nursing homes in MO on overall stars (tie-broken by health+staffing+quality, then fewer fines). Aspire Senior Living Carthage operates 120 certified beds in Carthage, MO with approximately 112 residents currently in care, and carries a CMS overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars (health inspection 3★ · staffing 1★ · quality 5★).
The inspection file contains 21 deficiency records from recent surveys, all falling in the no-harm or minimal-harm bands of the CMS scope-and-severity grid. This provider's enforcement record shows no fines or payment denials to date. Reported nurse staffing runs 2.64 total hours per resident day (national average 3.86); RN hours specifically are 0.23 per resident day.
Classified as "For profit - Corporation" ownership and operating as a "Medicare and Medicaid" provider, Aspire Senior Living Carthage falls into a category where comparative context matters.
Why sub-scores and the CMS methodology matter
The overall score is a composite of three weighted sub-ratings published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: health inspection results, staffing levels, and quality measures. Because CMS caps the overall score at the health-inspection tier and then adjusts up or down based on staffing and quality, the sub-scores often tell a sharper story than the headline star count alone, a 3-star facility with weak inspection history reads differently from one held back by thin staffing.
National research consistently shows that ownership structure, staffing hours, and turnover are the three operational levers that correlate most strongly with resident outcomes, ratings and fines are lagging indicators of those upstream choices. The staffing metric in particular is the one most strongly tied to resident outcomes in peer-reviewed literature.
For families evaluating this facility, the CMS record should be read alongside a site visit, direct conversation with current residents and their families, and review of the state health department's most recent inspection report, the star rating is a starting point, not a verdict. All data on this page is sourced from CMS Provider Data and the Nursing Home Compare program; always verify the same record on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state survey agency before making placement decisions.
Deficiency History (21 most recent)
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 10, 2026
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jun 10, 2026
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 10, 2026
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 15, 2026
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Jan 15, 2026
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
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.
Category: Resident Rights Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
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.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: May 15, 2025
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
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.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Category: Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Corrected: Dec 10, 2023
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Category: Infection Control Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 23, 2020
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 23, 2020
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Category: Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 8, 2020
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Category: Environmental Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 23, 2020
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Category: Administration Deficiencies
Corrected: Apr 8, 2020
Quality Measures
| Measure | Type | Score | Used in Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 21.4% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 0.0% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 2.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 23.5% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 2.1% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 11.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | Short Stay | 0.7% | Yes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | Long Stay | 2.8% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | Long Stay | 0.8% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | Long Stay | 0.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Long Stay | 99.5% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | Long Stay | 24.2% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Long Stay | 100.0% | No |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | Long Stay | 21.3% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | Short Stay | 97.4% | No |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | Short Stay | 98.9% | No |
Penalty History
No penalties on record.
Nationwide facilities with similar scale or staffing
Two data-derived peer sets for Aspire Senior Living Carthage, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not the same-state geography list below.
Similar bed count
Nearest CMS certified bed counts outside MO (120 beds here).
Similar staffing hours
Nearest CMS adjusted total nurse hours per resident day outside MO (3.27 here).
Nearby Nursing Homes in MO
486 other nursing homes are on record in MO; 6 are shown here.
Abbey Senior Health
O Fallon, MO
Aberdeen Heights
Kirkwood, MO
Abode Health and Wellness Center
Independence, MO
Abundant Acres Care and Rehab
Savannah, MO
Adair Village
Clinton, MO
Advanced Care of St Joseph
Saint Joseph, MO
Understanding Nursing Home Data
What the CMS records show for Aspire Senior Living Carthage
The health, staffing, and quality sub-ratings above often diverge from the CMS overall headline. Use those components and the inspection findings to read the full file, not the overall star alone.
- The MO registry aggregates state averages and the highest-rated homes in this cohort. View MO registry
- Peer homes near 120 beds show how CMS stars vary at a similar scale in MO. Compare a similar-size peer
- CMS publishes separate fields for inspections, nurse staffing hours, and quality measures; the guide explains how each star is computed. How CMS ratings work
CMS refreshes Nursing Home Compare quarterly (current extract: August 2026). PlainNursing describes published records; it does not establish suitability, availability, admissions, or individual outcomes.
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Data Sources
Data source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Ratings, staffing, deficiency, quality measure, and penalty data are from CMS Provider Data. For informational purposes only. Verify the same CCN on Medicare.gov Care Compare and with the facility or your state health department.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
