Nursing home
Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing)
2350 Kanell Blvd, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 108 certified beds
Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on May 22, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) compares
This facility vs. the Missouri and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Missouri avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.51 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.29 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 64.5% | 57.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing)
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · May 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 10, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 2350 Kanell Blvd
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 - CMS certification #
- 265205
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 55.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1983-10-25
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2012
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Nurses are available 24 hours per day.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Hospice
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 2, 2012 to Oct 1, 2014. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $7,166 owed to 6 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Cedargate (Midwest Healthcare LLC). Case 1734325.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jan 13, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jan 27, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Cedargate Healthcare Group, LLC.
- Nov 9, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jun 29, 2021. 4 violations cited (4 serious). Penalties: $9,557 proposed, $6,690 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Cedargate Healthcare Group, LLC.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $9,557 proposed, $6,690 now. To be fixed by Jun 14, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 14, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 14, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jun 14, 2021.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, Poplar Bluff. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Manor, Poplar Bluff. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Amedisys Home Health Of Missouri, Poplar Bluff. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Key Drugs. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63901 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Poplar Bluff West, Poplar Bluff, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63901.
Ozark Hospice, office in Poplar Bluff, 1.3 miles away, straight line
Crown Hospice, office in Poplar Bluff, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Elara Caring, office in Dexter, 24.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc., Jonesboro. 63.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) staffed?
Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) have?
Cedargate Health Care Center (Skilled Nursing) is certified for 108 beds.