Ascend at Aurora
Nursing home in Aurora, Missouri, CMS certification number 265182
1700 South Hudson Avenue, Aurora, MO 65605 · Lawrence County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 125
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 12, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 27
- Fines in 3 years
- $46,940 (1)
Does Ascend at Aurora take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Ascend at Aurora is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Ascend at Aurora reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.40
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.56
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.39
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 59.6%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 12, 2024 and cited 27 deficiencies, plus 12 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 11, 2022, found 18.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Ascend at Aurora. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Ascend at Aurora 1 time in the past 3 years, for $46,940 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 67.5 residents live here, about 54% of its 125 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 67.5
- Certified since
- January 21, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Ascend at Aurora
- Legal business name
- NBH3 Sfopco LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Ownership changed in the past year
- Yes
Other nursing homes near Ascend at Aurora
- The Ozarks Methodist Manor205 South College,, Marionville 65705
- Mt Vernon Nursing1425 South Landrum, Mount Vernon 65712
- Lawrence County Manor915 Carl Allen Street, Mount Vernon 65712
- Lacoba Homes Inc850 Highway 60, Monett 65708
- Republic Nursing & Rehab901 East Hwy 174, Republic 65738
Who inspects nursing homes in Missouri
Missouri's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Missouri, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Ascend at Aurora, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Ascend at Aurora
What is the CMS star rating of Ascend at Aurora?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Ascend at Aurora accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Ascend at Aurora?
27 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Ascend at Aurora?
NBH3 Sfopco LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.