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Chaffee Nursing Center

12273 STATE HIGHWAY 77, CHAFFEE, MO, 63740

(573) 887-3615

71 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall5/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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12273 State Highway 77

Chaffee, MO 63740

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Bed capacity

State license

052275

CMS facility ID

265492

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Chaffee Nursing Center

Street address

12273 STATE HIGHWAY 77

City / state / ZIP

Chaffee, MO 63740

Phone

(573) 887-3615

State license #

052275

About this facility — Chaffee Nursing Center

Chaffee Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Chaffee, Missouri. It is licensed for 71 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Chaffee and 487 skilled nursing facilities across Missouri. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Chaffee Nursing Center 15 times across 6 inspections in the last three years; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

Chaffee Nursing, Llc

Parent company

Americare Senior Living

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Administrator

Gail Heisserer

Registered owners & officers

Montgomery, Anna

Indirect owner — 50% stake — since 2013

Americare Systems, Inc.

Operational control — since 2009

Chaffee Nursing, Llc

Direct owner — since 2003

Crosson, Clay

Operational control — since 2001

Hatlestad, Steven

Operational control — since 2012

Heisserer, Gail

Managing employee — since 2012

Montgomery, Richard

Direct owner · Director · Officer — since 1981

R H Montgomery Properties, Inc

Direct owner — since 2000

Reiker, James

Officer · Operational control — since 2002

Schade, Kyle

Managing employee · Officer — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1992-03-09

License expires

2026-11-05

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-05-14

Nurse staffing

3.5 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$269 per day (≈ $8,180/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

65% Medicaid · 9% Medicare · 26% private/other

Occupancy

81% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

5% above the MO median of $257/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

SNF

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.

2026-05-14Health inspection4 citations

F-0552

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0582

D · No harm found

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-26

F-0921

D · No harm found

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2026-06-26

2025-02-27Health inspection3 citations

F-0699

D · No harm found

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2025-03-31

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-03-31

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-03-31

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (8 citations)

2024-01-25Health inspection4 citations

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-03-20

F-0625

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-03-20

F-0700

D · No harm found

Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.

Corrected 2024-03-20

F-0909

D · No harm found

Regularly inspect all bed frames, mattresses, and bed rails (if any) for safety; and all bed rails and mattresses must attach safely to the bed frame.

Corrected 2024-03-20

2026-05-14Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0222

D · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2026-06-30

K-0351

D · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2026-06-30

2025-02-27Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0211

F · No harm found

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-03-31

2024-01-25Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0374

F · No harm found

Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.

Corrected 2024-03-20

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 265492.

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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