NHC Healthcare, Joplin
Nursing home in Joplin, Missouri, CMS certification number 265175
2700 East 34th Street, Joplin, MO 64803 · Newton County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 124
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 4, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does NHC Healthcare, Joplin take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. NHC Healthcare, Joplin 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours NHC Healthcare, Joplin 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
- 3.32
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.26
- Weekend total hours
- 2.83
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 88.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 4, 2025 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 27, 2023, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for NHC Healthcare, Joplin in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 84.5 residents live here, about 68% of its 124 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 124
- Average residents per day
- 84.5
- Certified since
- September 7, 1982
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Joplin
- Legal business name
- NHC Healthcare-Joplin LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 72 homes nationally under National Healthcare Corporation, 4.1-star chain average
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- Aspire Senior Living Joplin2218 W 32nd Street, Joplin 64804
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- Westgate3130 John Duffy Dr, Joplin 64804
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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 5 in Joplin, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run NHC Healthcare, Joplin, 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 NHC Healthcare, Joplin
What is the CMS star rating of NHC Healthcare, Joplin?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does NHC Healthcare, Joplin accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at NHC Healthcare, Joplin?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns NHC Healthcare, Joplin?
NHC Healthcare-Joplin LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.