Willow Care Nursing Home
2646 STATE ROUTE 76, Willow Springs, MO 65793
Willow Springs, Missouri · CMS verdict
Willow Care Nursing Home's CMS overall star rating stands at 3 of 5, in line with the Missouri state average (2.5) and reflecting average quality by the federal five-star measure.
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.
Willow Care Nursing Home in Willow Springs, Missouri holds a CMS overall rating of 3 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 48 of 100 (grade F). The 105-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.
PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index
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 3 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 48 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 48.
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.
Data insights
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), Willow Care Nursing Home carries an overall CMS quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars. That figure rolls up three sub-ratings tracked separately: health inspection (4/5), staffing (3/5), and quality measures (1/5).
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 Willow Springs, Missouri, this facility operates 105 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 68 residents - an occupancy rate of about 65%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 65% occupancy, this facility has meaningful open capacity relative to its certified bed count.
Same-ownership peers
Within Missouri, Willow Care Nursing Home is one of 60 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 3-star overall rating sits below the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.2 stars, ahead of roughly 30% of same-ownership peers in the state. This ownership-segment comparison controls for business-model differences, so what's left mostly reflects how this facility runs relative to similar operators, not the type of operator it is.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented multiple deficiencies at this facility (17 total). CMS has levied no enforcement penalties over the equivalent window. This is a high deficiency count relative to most facilities; requesting the full survey report directly is the only way to see whether these are concentrated in one area or spread across the facility's operations.
Where these figures come from
The figures above come directly from the U.S. Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services Nursing Home Compare dataset for federal quality ratings, combined with the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey of more than 15,000 elder-care providers nationwide and U.S. Census American Community Survey income data. Cost figures are monthly medians, refreshed annually with each new CareScout release; quality ratings are refreshed quarterly from the CMS Provider Information File. Read these state and county medians as benchmarks, then verify current rates with individual providers and consult care managers before making placement decisions. See our methodology for source vintage.
How Willow Care Nursing Home compares 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 Willow Care Nursing Home ranks in Missouri
Among the 479 CMS-rated nursing homes in Missouri, Willow Care Nursing Home’s 3-star overall rating is higher than 54% of them. The bars show how all Missouri homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
88 Missouri homes share this 3-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 105 |
| Residents | 68 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Howell |
| Penalties | 0 |
| Deficiencies | 17 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Willow Care Nursing Home? ▾
3 out of 5 stars is Willow Care Nursing Home's current CMS overall rating, built from a health inspection rating of 4/5, a staffing rating of 3/5, and a quality measures rating of 1/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Missouri? ▾
In Missouri, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $6,741/month ($80,893/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $7,604/month.
What services does Willow Care Nursing Home offer? ▾
With 105 beds with approximately 68 current residents, Willow Care Nursing Home is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under non profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 17 deficiencies and 0 penalties.
Does Willow Care Nursing Home have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Willow Care Nursing Home has multiple deficiencies (17 total) and 0 penalties recorded by CMS. A count this high is above what most facilities post; ask the facility directly for its plan of correction on the largest findings.
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).
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Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare. Provider ID: 265335.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.