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Ratliff Care Center

717 NORTH SPRIGG, CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO, 63701
(573) 335-5810
46 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections1/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
46
State license
052110
CMS facility ID
265747
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Ratliff Care Center
Street address
717 NORTH SPRIGG
City / state / ZIP
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Phone
(573) 335-5810
State license #
052110

About this facility — Ratliff Care Center

Ratliff Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. It is licensed for 46 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Missouri (97 beds).

It is one of 29 senior care facilities in Cape Girardeau 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 Ratliff Care Center 24 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; 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
Ratliff Enterprises, Llc
Ownership type
For profit - Individual
Administrator
Michael Ratliff

Registered owners & officers

Ratliff, Emmagene
Indirect owner · Trustee · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2019
Choice Rehabilitation Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Forvis Mazars Llp
Operational control — since 2025
Palen, James
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Ratliff Enterprises Llc
Direct owner · Additional disclosable party — since 1999
Ratliff Revocable Trust
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Ratliff, Michael
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Strickland, Cheryl
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Swindle, Aftan
Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
2002-10-25
License expires
2026-09-02
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
8 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-05-30
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$259 per day (≈ $7,870/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 11% Medicare · 31% private/other
Occupancy
89% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
1% above the MO median of $257/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
46
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 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-05-30Health inspection8 citations
F-0570
E · No harm found
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0607
D · No harm found
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2025-07-11
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 2025-07-11
F-0729
D · No harm found
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-07-11
F-0947
D · 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 2025-07-11
2024-05-16Health inspection5 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 2024-06-28
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 2024-06-28
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 2024-06-28
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 2024-06-28
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 2024-06-28
4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)
2023-03-23Health inspection7 citations
F-0565
C · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Corrected 2023-05-05
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 2023-05-05
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 2023-05-05
F-0658
D · No harm found
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-05-05
F-0730
D · No harm found
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Corrected 2023-05-05
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 2023-05-05
F-0947
D · 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 2023-05-05
2025-05-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0741
F · No harm found
Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
Corrected 2025-07-11
2024-05-16Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0324
F · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-06-28
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-06-28
2023-03-23Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0920
F · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2023-05-05
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 265747.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Owners' other facilities
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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
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