Abode Health and Wellness Center
On Medicare Special Focus status, a serious quality warning. Visit in person and ask tough questions before deciding.
based on 8 Google reviews

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Quality Concerns Identified
Medicare inspection and quality data reveal areas that families should carefully evaluate before choosing this facility.
- Special Focus Facility (under heightened CMS scrutiny)
- Abuse citation on record
- Low overall rating (1/5 stars)
- Low staffing rating (2/5 stars)
- Above-median deficiencies (46 vs median 10)
Bottom 25% in MO · Below recommended RN staffing · Above recommended total nurse staffing · $324,208 in fines · Special Focus Facility (CMS) · Abuse citation
What this means for your family
Due to the lack of descriptive content in recent reviews, it is impossible to assess the quality of care at this facility. Families should visit in person and speak with current residents' families to verify the care standards.
Google Reviews
Google Reviews
8 reviews on Google“It is impossible to provide a specific summary of the facility's quality because all recent reviews consist of 5-star ratings without any descriptive text. While the perfect rating suggests high satisfaction, there is no qualitative information regarding care, staff, or amenities.”
Rating Trends
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Distribution · 8 analyzed
How They Respond to Reviews
Questions for Your Tour
- 1I noticed you are very responsive to feedback from the community; how does the administration involve families in addressing facility improvements?
- 2With the recent state inspections, what specific steps has the team taken to resolve the identified deficiencies and improve care standards?
- 3How does the nursing team manage medical emergencies or sudden changes in health during the overnight hours?
- 4What is the current plan for increasing staffing levels to ensure every resident receives consistent, attentive care?
- 5What kind of daily activities or social outings are available to help residents stay engaged and connected with one another?
- 6How do you ensure that the clinical care and health monitoring meet the high standards that residents and families expect?
Personalized based on this facility's data
Staffing
Staffing Hours
per resident/day · Medicare 2026RN hours are below the national benchmark. RNs handle complex medical needs and medication, so ask about coverage during your visit.
Quality Measures
Quality Measures
Resident outcomes compared with national, state, and local averages · 15 measures
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Residents vaccinated for pneumonia
Residents vaccinated for the flu
Residents needing more daily help over time
Residents with depression symptoms
Highly dependent on how each facility screens and codes depressive symptoms, so it varies widely between facilities.
Residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents whose walking got worse
Short-stay residents vaccinated for pneumonia
US average from Medicare published data
Inspection History
Medicare Inspection History
3-year lookback · Medicare 2026
Abode Health and Wellness Center has a concerning pattern with families filing 24 complaints that triggered federal inspections. Recurring issues span nursing staffing, medication management, and infection control, with similar deficiencies appearing repeatedly across multiple surveys from 2021-2025. While the facility reports correcting violations, the persistence of problems in critical care areas suggests ongoing operational challenges that families should carefully consider when evaluating this facility.
Jan 23, 2026Complaint1
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Dec 19, 2025Complaint2
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
May 14, 2025Complaint2
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Feb 19, 2025Complaint11
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Feb 19, 2025Routine53
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
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.
Administration Deficiencies
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Smoke Deficiencies
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies
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.
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Construction Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements.
Construction Deficiencies
Use approved construction type or materials.
Egress Deficiencies
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Egress Deficiencies
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Egress Deficiencies
Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Smoke Deficiencies
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Smoke Deficiencies
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Smoke Deficiencies
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Miscellaneous Deficiencies
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies
Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies
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 Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
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
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
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.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Smoke Deficiencies
Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.
Nov 21, 2024Complaint2
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Federal Penalties
Payment Denial
Feb 19, 2025
75-day denial
Fine
Feb 19, 2025
$134,313
Fine
Feb 20, 2024
$4,938
Fine
Feb 12, 2024
$4,938
Fine
Jan 22, 2024
$14,814
Fine
Jan 8, 2024
$4,938
Fine
Jan 2, 2024
$4,587
Fine
Dec 11, 2023
$13,762
Fine
Nov 20, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Nov 13, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Nov 6, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Oct 30, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Oct 23, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Oct 17, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Oct 10, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Oct 2, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Sep 25, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Sep 18, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Sep 11, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Sep 5, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Aug 28, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Aug 21, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Aug 14, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Aug 7, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Jul 17, 2023
$13,762
Fine
Jun 26, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Jun 20, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Jun 12, 2023
$4,587
Fine
Jun 5, 2023
$4,587
Fine
May 30, 2023
$4,587
Fine
May 23, 2023
$4,587
Ownership & Operations
Who Operates This Facility
Abode Health and Wellness Center
nonprofit
Chain Affiliation
The Baptist Home
5 facilities nationwide
Ownership & Management
Key personnel
Contact
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References & Resources
Medicare Care Compare
Official Medicare quality ratings, inspections & staffing data
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Google Reviews
8 reviews from families & visitors
Medicare data downloads
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