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Gower Convalescent Center

323 SOUTH HIGHWAY 169, GOWER, MO, 64454

(816) 424-6483

82 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

323 South Highway 169

Gower, MO 64454

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

052385

CMS facility ID

265800

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Gower Convalescent Center

Street address

323 SOUTH HIGHWAY 169

City / state / ZIP

Gower, MO 64454

Phone

(816) 424-6483

State license #

052385

About this facility — Gower Convalescent Center

Gower Convalescent Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Gower, Missouri. It is licensed for 82 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Gower 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 Gower Convalescent Center 44 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $6,351 in fines. 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

Gower Convalescent Center, Inc

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Administrator

Amberly Moore

Registered owners & officers

Gower Convalescent Center Inc

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1967

Ingle, Jerry

Director · Officer — since 2005

Johnson, Barbara

Director · Officer — since 2012

Moore, Amberly

Managing employee · Director · Additional disclosable party — since 2020

Perry, Jason

Officer — since 2024

Snyder, Charles

Director · Officer — since 2006

Spaeth, Linda

Officer — since 2021

West, Natalie

Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

1 naming this facility — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

2006-04-01

License expires

2026-12-31

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$6,351 total

Last standard inspection

2026-05-21

Nurse staffing

3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$233 per day (≈ $7,080/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

54% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 41% private/other

Occupancy

85% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

9% below 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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-21Health inspection6 citations

F-0552

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-01

F-0567

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.

Corrected 2026-07-01

F-0568

E · No harm found

Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.

Corrected 2026-07-01

F-0675

D · No harm found

Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.

Corrected 2026-07-01

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-07-01

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2026-07-01

2025-03-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0600

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-04-18

5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (37 citations)

2025-02-21Health inspection12 citations

F-0550

E · No harm found

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0583

E · No harm found

Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0657

E · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0684

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0689

E · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0695

E · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0761

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-04-05

F-0948

E · No harm found

Ensure that paid feeding assistants have the training they need.

Corrected 2025-04-05

2023-10-26Health inspection8 citations

F-0655

E · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0656

E · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0658

E · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0700

E · 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 2023-12-27

F-0812

F · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-12-27

F-0909

E · 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 2023-12-27

2026-05-21Fire-safety inspection10 citations

K-0324

E · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0374

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0741

D · No harm found

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2026-07-01

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2026-07-01

2025-02-21Fire-safety inspection3 citations

K-0161

F · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2025-04-04

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-04-04

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-04-04

2023-10-26Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0222

F · 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 2023-11-27

K-0342

F · No harm found

Have a complete alarm system manually initiated and initiated by fire sprinkler system connection.

Corrected 2023-12-27

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-11-27

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2023-12-27

Federal penalties

2023-10-23Fine$6,351

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 265800.

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Original records

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Source

CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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