Nursing home
Sunset Health Care Center
400 West Park Avenue, Union, MO 63084 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Mgm Healthcare (30 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Sunset Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Union, Missouri. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.12 hours per resident per day, below the Missouri average of 3.47. Its most recent inspection on May 30, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $12,740In 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 Sunset Health 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) | 3.12 | 3.47 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.07 | 2.32 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 35.9% | 57.0% | 46.4% | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the May 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by July 12, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $12,740, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Sunset Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Immediate jeopardy
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 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
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
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 · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 7, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 5, 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 · Jan 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 5, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 5, 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
- 400 West Park Avenue
Union, MO 63084 - CMS certification #
- 265390
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 113.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-08-09
- Chain
- Mgm Healthcare (30 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Mgm Healthcare
Mgm Healthcare operates 30 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mgm Healthcare 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Mercy Hospital Washington, Washington. 7.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Union Nursing, Union. 3.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Alternative Home Health Care, Washington. 6.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Heartland Discount Pharmacy. 0.8 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 63084 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Washington Square Dialysis, Washington, 6.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Washington Home Training, Washington, 6.0 miles away, straight line - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 63084.
New Haven Hospice Care, Inc, office in New Haven, 15.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physical Therapy Spine And Sports Medicine LLC, Ballwin. 26.3 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively moderate. 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sunset Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Sunset Health Care Center an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Sunset Health Care Center staffed?
Sunset Health Care Center reports 3.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Missouri average of 3.47.
Has Sunset Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Sunset Health Care Center have?
Sunset Health Care Center is certified for 120 beds.