Overview
The Hilltop at Blue River has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 10th of 23 nursing homes in Kansas City. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 85% 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 March 14, 2025, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 5 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 41% of Missouri nursing homes have been fined.
The Hilltop at Blue River is a for-profit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 44%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 15
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 5
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.74 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.25 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.47 hrs
- Nurse aides2.02 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 23, 1994
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes