The Bluffs
Nursing home in Columbia, Missouri, CMS certification number 265498
3105 Bluff Creek Drive, Columbia, MO 65201 · Boone County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 132
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $37,621 (3)
Does The Bluffs take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Bluffs 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Bluffs 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
- 4.33
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.53
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.62
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.18
- Weekend total hours
- 3.94
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 59.1%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 30, 2026 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 1, 2024, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Bluffs 3 times in the past 3 years, for $37,621 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 120.1 residents live here, about 91% of its 132 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 132
- Average residents per day
- 120.1
- Certified since
- May 5, 1992
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Bluffs
- Legal business name
- Boone County Senior Citizen Service Corporation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near The Bluffs
- Neighborhoods Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing B3003 Falling Leaf Court, Columbia 65201
- Lenoir Health Care Center3850 Cartwright Lane, Columbia 65201
- Columbia Manor Health & Rehabilitation2012 Nifong Boulevard, Columbia 65201
- South Hampton Rehabilitation & Health Care Center4700 Brandon Woods, Columbia 65203
- Columbia Post Acute3535 Berrywood Drive, Columbia 65201
See also all nursing homes in Columbia.
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 8 in Columbia, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run The Bluffs, 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 The Bluffs
What is the CMS star rating of The Bluffs?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Bluffs accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Bluffs?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Bluffs?
Boone County Senior Citizen Service Corporation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.