Nursing home
Southgate Living Center
500 Truman Boulevard, Caruthersville, MO 63830 · Map
For profit - Individual · 94 certified beds
Southgate Living Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Caruthersville, Missouri. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.25 hours per resident per day, above the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on Mar 6, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $13,397In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Southgate Living 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) | 4.25 | 3.47 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.37 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.05 | 2.32 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.3% | 57.0% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $13,397, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Southgate Living 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
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · 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 · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 6, 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 · Feb 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 9, 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
- 500 Truman Boulevard
Caruthersville, MO 63830 - CMS certification #
- 265771
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 94
- Avg residents/day
- 69.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2003-12-18
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Southgate Living 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.
24-Hour Nursing Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Services
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: semi-private room.
At Southgate, you have the option to live in a private or semi-private apartment.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital, Hayti. 5.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Signature Healthcare of Ridgely Rehab&wellness CTR, Ridgely. 10.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Home Health Professionals, Inc, Steele. 12.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 17.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63830 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63830.
Vna Hospice, office in Kennett, 20.9 miles away, straight line
Legacy Hospice, LLC, office in Kennett, 22.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Cogent Healthcare Of Tennessee, PC, Dyersburg. 18.8 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
- FEMA has a flood map for this community (effective January 16, 1981), 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 low, wildfire very low, tornado very 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 Southgate Living Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Southgate Living Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Southgate Living Center staffed?
Southgate Living Center reports 4.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Southgate Living Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Southgate Living Center have?
Southgate Living Center is certified for 94 beds.