Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation
Nursing home in Independence, Missouri, CMS certification number 265456
17451 Medical Center Parkway, Independence, MO 64057 · Jackson County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 118
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 47
- Fines in 3 years
- $209,844 (13)
Does Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation 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 | 1 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 Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.96
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.31
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.93
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.72
- Weekend total hours
- 3.78
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 19, 2025 and cited 47 deficiencies, plus 16 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 5, 2023, found 21.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation 13 times in the past 3 years, for $209,844 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 63.3 residents live here, about 54% of its 118 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 118
- Average residents per day
- 63.3
- Certified since
- July 1, 1991
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation
- Legal business name
- Independence Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 5 homes nationally under Blue Sky Basin, LLC, 1.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation
- The Rehabilitation Center of Independence1800 S Swope Drive, Independence 64057
- Carmel Hills Wellness & Rehabilitation810 East Walnut, Independence 64050
- Sunterra Springs Independence19200 E 37th Terrace S, Independence 64057
- Villages of Jackson Creek3980 South Jackson Drive, Independence 64057
- Independence Manor Care Center1600 South Kingshighway, Independence 64055
See also all nursing homes in Independence.
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, the 9 in Independence, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation, 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 Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation
What is the CMS star rating of Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation?
47 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation?
Independence Healthcare LLC, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.