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The Rehabilitation Center of Independence provides comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to help seniors regain strength and independence. Our Missouri team combines clinical expertise with compassionate care, supporting recovery goals through personalized treatment plans and evidence-based therapy.
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Independence, MO
Status
Listed in a public registry
1800 S SWOPE DRIVE, 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 January 10, 2025, state inspectors cited 22 health deficiencies (the Missouri average is 11.4).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 2 hours 41 minutes with each resident a day, below the Missouri average of 3 hours 26 minutes.
Medicare fined Rehabilitation Center of Independence, the once in the last three years, $71,208 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 2 hours 41 minutesBelow the Missouri average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 11 minutesBelow the Missouri average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 74%Above the Missouri average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
23 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
January 27, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
March 12, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Hire a qualified full-time social worker in a facility with more than 120 beds.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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.
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.
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
1 fine totaling $71,208 and 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on January 10, 2025 and cited 22 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Missouri average is 11.4.
Nurses and aides spend 2 hours 41 minutes with each resident per day, including 11 minutes from registered nurses. 74% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Rehabilitation Center of Independence, the once in the last three years, totaling $71,208.
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.