Nursing home
Northwood Hills Care Center
800 N Arthur St, Humansville, MO 65674 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Northwood Hills Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Humansville, Missouri. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Nov 18, 2024 cited 12 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Northwood Hills Care 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) | 3.71 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.54 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 46.7% | 57.0% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.5 | above 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 Northwood Hills Care 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
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 28, 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 · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 18, 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 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 18, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 18, 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
- 800 N Arthur St
Humansville, MO 65674 - CMS certification #
- 265381
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 91.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-09-01
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Northwood Hills Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 1 violation cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Northwood Hills Care 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Focusing on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Northwood Hills Care Center offers specialized wound care with our in-house certified wound care as well as an in-house team of therapists and nurses for each patient and resident to maximize his or her independence.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 15, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (health). Case closed Sep 14, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Life Care Centers of America, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
- Nov 16, 2020: fatality or catastrophe inspection, complete (health). Case closed Feb 11, 2022. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $13,653 proposed, $6,827 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Life Care Centers of America, INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $13,653 proposed, $6,827 now. To be fixed by Jan 11, 2022. Contested by the employer.
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
- Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar. 14.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Big Spring Care Center for Rehab and Healthcare, Humansville. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Citizens Memorial Home Health, Bolivar. 15.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- The Pharmacy @ Pleasant Hope. 29.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 65674 as rural (rural area).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Cmh Dialysis Center, Bolivar, 14.8 miles away, straight line
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 65674.
Citizens Memorial Hospice, office in Bolivar, 15.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
St Croix Hospice, office in Bolivar, 16.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Citizens Memorial Healthcare, Bolivar. 14.8 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively 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 Northwood Hills Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Northwood Hills Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Northwood Hills Care Center staffed?
Northwood Hills Care Center reports 3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Northwood Hills Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 12 deficiencies.
How many beds does Northwood Hills Care Center have?
Northwood Hills Care Center is certified for 120 beds.