Heritage Wellness & Rehabilitation
State licensed17451 Medical Center Parkway, Independence, MO 64057
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ABODE Health and Wellness Center brings expert skilled nursing and rehabilitation care to Independence, Missouri families. Our dedicated team focuses on recovery, healing, and helping residents regain independence through personalized treatment plans and compassionate daily support.
Capacity
118 residents
Location
Independence, MO
Status
Listed in a public registry
17451 MEDICAL CENTER PARKWAY, Independence, Missouri 64057
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on February 19, 2025, state inspectors cited 47 health deficiencies (the Missouri average is 11.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 13 minutes with each resident a day, above the Missouri average of 3 hours 26 minutes.
Medicare fined Abode Health and Wellness Center 11 times in the last three years, $200,670 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 13 minutesAbove the Missouri average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 17 minutesBelow the Missouri average |
54 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
May 14, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
January 23, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
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.
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
11 fines totaling $200,670 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on February 19, 2025 and cited 47 health deficiencies, 16 of them from complaint investigations. The Missouri average is 11.4.
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 13 minutes with each resident per day, including 17 minutes from registered nurses.
Yes. Medicare fined Abode Health and Wellness Center 11 times in the last three years, totaling $200,670.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.