Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
Nursing home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, CMS certification number 265185
365 South Broadview Street, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 · Cape Girardeau County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $149,578 (4)
Does Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau 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
- 3.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.11
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.17
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 69.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 78.9%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 22, 2025 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 15, 2024, found 11.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau 4 times in the past 3 years, for $149,578 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 82.8 residents live here, about 69% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 82.8
- Certified since
- November 30, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
- Legal business name
- Cape Girardeau Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
- The Lutheran Home2825 Bloomfield Road, Cape Girardeau 63703
- Chateau Girardeau3120 Independence Street, Cape Girardeau 63703
- Ratliff Care Center717 North Sprigg, Cape Girardeau 63701
- Fountainbleau Lodge2001 North Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau 63701
- Heartland Care and Rehabilitation Center2525 Boutin Drive, Cape Girardeau 63701
See also all nursing homes in Cape Girardeau.
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 6 in Cape Girardeau, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, 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 Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau
What is the CMS star rating of Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau?
Cape Girardeau Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.