Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Heritage Nursing Center
1802 St Francis, Kennett, MO 63857 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Americare Senior Living (23 facilities) · 72 certified beds
Heritage Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kennett, Missouri. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.61 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Heritage Nursing Center 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) | 3.61 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.54 | 0.46 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.41 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.0% | 57.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the February 18, 2026 inspection was corrected by March 31, 2026
What inspectors found at Heritage Nursing Center
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
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · 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 · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 11 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Feb 18, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · 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 · Sep 15, 2023
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
- 1802 St Francis
Kennett, MO 63857 - CMS certification #
- 265531
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 72
- Avg residents/day
- 50.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-03-22
- Chain
- Americare Senior Living (23 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Americare Senior Living
Americare Senior Living operates 23 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Americare Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Works with hospice, transportation, pets allowed, secured outdoor area
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Heritage Nursing Center 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 hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
By coordinating Hospice Care with trusted local providers, we ensure comfort, dignity and peace in familiar surroundings – allowing families to focus on meaningful moments together.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
, Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center just down the road, and scheduled transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Of course, Heritage Nursing Center is also pet friendly, providing you are able to care for your furry friend.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
At Heritage Nursing Center, our residents enjoy numerous amenities that enhance quality of life, including our spacious community dining rooms, family rooms with big-screen TV, cozy kitchens and social areas, beauty salon and secure patios with scenic views of nature.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Piggott Community Hospital, Piggott. 12.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare, Kennett, Kennett. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Visiting Nurse Association Of Southeast Missouri, Inc, Kennett. 2.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Marmaduke Family Pharmacy. 17.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63857 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hope Again Dialysis Center, Kennett, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63857.
Legacy Hospice, LLC, office in Kennett, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Vna Hospice, office in Kennett, 2.6 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Arkansas Clinic Charitable Foundation, Inc., Jonesboro. 40.5 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective June 4, 1980), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake very 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 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Heritage Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Heritage Nursing Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Heritage Nursing Center staffed?
Heritage Nursing Center reports 3.61 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Heritage Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Heritage Nursing Center have?
Heritage Nursing Center is certified for 72 beds.