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Meyer Care Center

1201 WEST 19TH STREET, HIGGINSVILLE, MO, 64037

(660) 584-4224

56 licensed beds

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1201 West 19th Street

Higginsville, MO 64037

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

State license

052748

CMS facility ID

265667

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Meyer Care Center

Street address

1201 WEST 19TH STREET

City / state / ZIP

Higginsville, MO 64037

Phone

(660) 584-4224

State license #

052748

About this facility — Meyer Care Center

Meyer Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Higginsville, Missouri. It is licensed for 56 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Higginsville 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 Meyer Care Center 74 times across 8 inspections in the last three years, including 7 food-safety citations; 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Operator / owner

George J & Hilda Meyer Foundation

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Administrator

Tiffany Goetz

Registered owners & officers

George J & Hilda Meyer Foundation Inc

Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 1997

Alumbaugh, Michelle

Governing body · Director · Officer — since 2007

Briscoe, Mary Susan

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Fredrickson, Douglas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Gassen, Kenneth

Governing body · Director — since 2019

Goetz, Tiffany

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Kirchhoff, Sarah

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Pulliam, David

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 1998

Schmidt, David

Governing body · Director · Officer — since 2004

Sherman, Patricia

Governing body — since 2025

Smith, Thomas

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Spire, Shanda

Governing body · Director — since 2019

Treloar, Morgan

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023

Urfer, Jimmy

Director — since 2016

Ward, Melinda

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1997-05-01

License expires

2027-06-01

CMS overall rating

1 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

22 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2024-07-18

Nurse staffing

3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2024 cost report)

Average billed charges

$340 per day (≈ $10,340/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

18% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 78% private/other

Occupancy

86% (fiscal year 2024)

Vs. state median

32% 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

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

G · Actual harmFrom a complaint

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

Corrected 2026-03-13

2025-05-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0572

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

Corrected 2025-07-22

6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (72 citations)

2024-07-18Health inspection21 citations

F-0553

D · No harm found

Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0568

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0607

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0655

D · 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 2024-09-01

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0697

D · No harm found

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0699

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0726

D · No harm found

Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0727

F · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0759

E · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2024-09-01

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 2024-09-01

F-0849

D · No harm found

Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0851

F · No harm found

Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0881

F · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0925

D · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-09-01

F-0947

F · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2024-09-01

2022-09-29Health inspection15 citations

F-0567

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0584

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0607

E · No harm found

Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0636

D · No harm found

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0638

D · No harm found

Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0640

D · No harm found

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0656

D · 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 2022-11-13

F-0690

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0695

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0756

E · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2022-11-13

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 2022-11-13

F-0813

E · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-11-13

F-0925

C · No harm found

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2022-11-13

2019-10-03Health inspection8 citations

F-0606

E · No harm found

Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.

Corrected 2019-11-13

F-0686

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2019-11-13

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2019-11-13

F-0804

F · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2019-11-13

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 2019-11-13

F-0813

D · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2019-11-13

F-0880

F · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2019-11-13

F-0921

E · 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 2019-11-13

2024-07-18Fire-safety inspection13 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2024-09-01

E-0020

F · No harm found

Establish policies and procedures including evacuation.

Corrected 2024-09-01

E-0030

F · No harm found

List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0161

E · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0355

E · No harm found

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0363

E · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0372

E · No harm found

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0500

D · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0911

F · No harm found

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2024-09-01

K-0923

E · No harm found

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2024-09-01

2022-09-29Fire-safety inspection8 citations

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0271

D · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0374

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0500

F · No harm found

Meet other general requirements that are deficient.

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0918

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2022-11-13

K-0919

E · No harm found

Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

Corrected 2022-11-13

2019-10-03Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0001

F · No harm found

Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

Corrected 2019-11-13

E-0007

E · No harm found

Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.

Corrected 2019-11-13

E-0015

F · No harm found

Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

Corrected 2019-11-13

K-0293

E · No harm found

Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.

Corrected 2019-11-13

K-0346

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2019-11-13

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

Corrected 2019-11-13

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2019-11-13

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 265667.

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