Meyer Care Center
Nursing home in Higginsville, Missouri, CMS certification number 265667
1201 West 19th Street, Higginsville, MO 64037 · Lafayette County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 56
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 2, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Meyer Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Meyer Care Center 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Meyer Care Center 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
- 4.21
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.25
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.57
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.39
- Weekend total hours
- 3.72
- Nursing staff turnover
- 62.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 2, 2026 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 18, 2024, found 21.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Meyer Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 48.4 residents live here, about 86% of its 56 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 48.4
- Certified since
- May 1, 1997
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Meyer Care Center
- Legal business name
- George J & Hilda Meyer Foundation Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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- Apple Ridge Care Center100 West Thomas Avenue, Waverly 64096
- Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center804 Wollard Blvd, Richmond 64085
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 Meyer Care Center, 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 Meyer Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Meyer Care Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Meyer Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Meyer Care Center?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Meyer Care Center?
George J & Hilda Meyer Foundation Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.