Aspire Senior Living Carthage
Nursing home in Carthage, Missouri, CMS certification number 265320
1901 Buena Vista Avenue, Carthage, MO 64836 · Jasper County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 31, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Aspire Senior Living Carthage take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Aspire Senior Living Carthage 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Aspire Senior Living Carthage 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
- 2.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.21
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.45
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.85
- Weekend total hours
- 2.19
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 31, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 11 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 26, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Aspire Senior Living Carthage in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 114.2 residents live here, about 95% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 114.2
- Certified since
- July 7, 1987
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Aspire Senior Living Carthage
- Legal business name
- Aspire Senior Living Carthage LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 16 homes nationally under Aspire Senior Living, 2.1-star chain average
- Ownership changed in the past year
- Yes
Other nursing homes near Aspire Senior Living Carthage
- St Luke's Nursing and Rehabilitation1220 East Fairview, Carthage 64836
- Aspire Senior Living Webb City2077 Stadium Drive, Webb City 64870
- Sarcoxie Health Care Center1505 Miner, Sarcoxie 64862
- NHC Healthcare, Joplin2700 East 34th Street, Joplin 64803
- Joplin Gardens2810 South Jackson Avenue, Joplin 64804
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 Aspire Senior Living Carthage, 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 Aspire Senior Living Carthage
What is the CMS star rating of Aspire Senior Living Carthage?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Aspire Senior Living Carthage accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Aspire Senior Living Carthage?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Aspire Senior Living Carthage?
Aspire Senior Living Carthage LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.