Overview
Kirkwood Wellness & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Kirkwood. It scores 1 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.3 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 91% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, found 54 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 29 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $172,400 in the past three years.
Kirkwood Wellness & Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 117 certified beds, caring for about 71 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2010.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 54
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 29
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $172,400
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.35 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.18 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.31 hrs
- Nurse aides2.86 hrs
- Physical therapists0.04 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 117
- Average residents per day
- 71
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 1, 2010
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes