Nursing home
Ratliff Care Center
717 North Sprigg, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 · Map
For profit - Individual · 46 certified beds
Ratliff Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.29 hours per resident per day, below the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on May 30, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Ratliff 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) | 3.29 | 3.47 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.39 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.23 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 72.2% | 57.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 May 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 11, 2025
What inspectors found at Ratliff 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
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · May 30, 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 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 16, 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 · May 16, 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 · May 16, 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
- 717 North Sprigg
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 - CMS certification #
- 265747
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 46
- Avg residents/day
- 40.9
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2002-10-25
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Ratliff Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Workplace safety 2 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2021, 4 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
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.
- Jan 10, 2022: follow-up inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Feb 15, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ratliff Care Center.
- Jan 21, 2021: fatality or catastrophe inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Oct 12, 2022. 4 violations cited (4 serious). Penalties: $9,557 proposed, $6,690 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Ratliff Care Center.
Details
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(c)(1)). Penalty $9,557 proposed, $6,690 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(e)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(f)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 2021.
- Serious: Respiratory protection (respirators, N95 fit testing) (1910.134(k)(1)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Jul 23, 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
- Mercy Hospital Southeast, Cape Girardeau. 0.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Life Care Center of Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau. 1.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Grace Reliant Health Services, LLC, Cape Girardeau. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- John's Pharmacy. 1.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63701 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Southeast Missouri, Cape Girardeau, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Westbrook Dialysis, LLC, Cape Girardeau, 1.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63701.
Mercy Hospice, office in Cape Girardeau, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Crown Hospice, Inc, office in Cape Girardeau, 2.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Providence Home Health & Hospice, office in Cape Girardeau, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Sarah Lahud Cuadra, MD, Carbondale. 33.7 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: very high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ratliff Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Ratliff Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Ratliff Care Center staffed?
Ratliff Care Center reports 3.29 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Ratliff Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Ratliff Care Center have?
Ratliff Care Center is certified for 46 beds.