Good Shepherd Care Center
1101 WEST CLAY ROAD, Versailles, MO 65084
Versailles, Missouri · CMS verdict
CMS rates Good Shepherd Care Center at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the Missouri average of 2.5.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Good Shepherd Care Center in Versailles, Missouri holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 78 of 100 (grade C). The 117-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Missouri runs a median of $6,741 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (upper star tercile)
This facility's 5/5 CMS overall rating sits in the upper U.S. star tercile (>4/5). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 78 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 78.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Good Shepherd Care Center's upper-tercile CMS stars
Quality ratings
Good Shepherd Care Center holds a CMS overall quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, based on the most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026). CMS breaks this into three sub-ratings: health inspection (5/5), staffing (3/5), and quality measures (4/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Versailles, Missouri, this facility operates 117 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 51 residents - an occupancy rate of about 44%. The facility is classified under government - county ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 44% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Same-ownership peers
Within Missouri, Good Shepherd Care Center is one of 20 government - county nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the government - county-segment average of 2.6 stars, ahead of roughly 80% of same-ownership peers in the state. Peer comparisons within the same ownership type are more apples-to-apples than a state-wide average, since for-profit, non-profit, and government operators tend to differ systematically in staffing and reinvestment.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (10 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Good Shepherd Care Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Missouri
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Missouri facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Missouri state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Good Shepherd Care Center ranks in Missouri
Among the 479 CMS-rated nursing homes in Missouri, Good Shepherd Care Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 89% of them. The bars show how all Missouri homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
52 Missouri homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 117 |
| Residents | 51 |
| Ownership | Government - County |
| County | Morgan |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 10 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Good Shepherd Care Center? ▾
Good Shepherd Care Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 5/5, staffing rating of 3/5, and quality measures rating of 4/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Missouri? ▾
CareScout's 2025 survey puts Missouri's median semi-private nursing home rate at $6,741 per month ($80,893 per year), with private rooms averaging $7,604 per month.
What services does Good Shepherd Care Center offer? ▾
Good Shepherd Care Center operates as a skilled nursing facility (117 beds with approximately 51 current residents) under government - county ownership. CMS inspections have recorded 10 deficiencies and 0 penalties there.
Does Good Shepherd Care Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Good Shepherd Care Center has multiple deficiencies (10 total) and 0 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Missouri? ▾
In Missouri, alternatives include assisted living ($5,400/mo), home health aides ($6,292/mo), and adult day care ($2,058/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Missouri elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 265528.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.