NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN
NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN is a 124-bed nursing home in JOPLIN, Missouri. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1982-09-07. It averages 83.3 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN?
CMS lists 28 health-inspection deficiencies for NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN since 2021-05-03, 19 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-08-04.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-04 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-08-04 | F0678, F0883 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | E |
| 2025-08-04 | F0679, F0759, F0760, F0880 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-06-24 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2023-10-27 | F0725, F0887 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. / Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. | E |
| 2023-10-27 | F0698, F0755, F0757, F0758, F0760, F0883, F0947 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / 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 limited. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | D |
| 2023-08-08 | F0602, F0609 | Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. | D |
| 2021-05-03 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2021-05-03 | F0684, F0695 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | E |
| 2021-05-03 | F0677, F0686, F0690, F0742, F0880, F0921 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
How is NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN staffed?
| Measure | This facility | MO average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 50.0 | 56.0 |
| Average number of residents per day | 83.3 | 73.0 |
Who owns NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN, and what chain is it in?
NHC HEALTHCARE, JOPLIN is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name NHC HEALTHCARE-JOPLIN LLC and belongs to the NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | NHC/DELAWARE INC | since 02/01/2000 |
| MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | RECTOR, MELVIN | since 02/01/2000 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | RECTOR, MELVIN | since 02/01/2000 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, NHC-OP LP, CHANCE, JOLIE, DODSON, VICKI, JONES, STEPHANIE, KIDD, BRIAN, RECTOR, MELVIN, SHOCKLEY, CASSANDRA, USSERY, ROBERT | since 01/01/2017 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | BLACKROCK INC, NATIONAL HEALTH CORPORATION, NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, VANGUARD GROUP INC, CHANCE, JOLIE, DODSON, VICKI, JONES, STEPHANIE, KIDD, BRIAN | since 01/01/2017 |
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