Overview
The Rehabilitation Center of Independence has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It ranks 3rd of 9 nursing homes in Independence. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 91% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 10, 2025, found 22 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $71,208 in the past three years.
The Rehabilitation Center of Independence is a for-profit facility with 130 certified beds, caring for about 123 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1998.
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 34%
Top 49%
Top 51%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 10, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 22
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $71,208
- Payment denials
- 1
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.14 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.65 hrs
- Nurse aides1.70 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 130
- Average residents per day
- 123
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 9, 1998
- 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