Deficiency Index

Belleview Care Center

Saint Joseph, Missouri · CCN 265827

44 surveys since 2010, 6 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.

Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.

Citations on record
157
Surveys
44
Harm or worse
6
Immediate jeopardy
0
The record, 2010–2026
’10’15’20’25’26
No harm recordedHarm or worseNot surveyed
Harm or worse6

Findings where a surveyor recorded actual harm to a resident.

Beyond CMS’s monthly file33/44

Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.

The facility

Certified beds
90
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
VERTICAL HEALTH SERVICES
County
Buchanan
Medicare-certified since
2009

CMS ratings

Overall
1
Health inspection
2
Staffing
1
Quality measures
2

CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.

Compared with similar facilities

Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.

Weighted by harm level, against 113 for-profit facilities of 66–99 beds in Missouri.

Last survey on record

Dec 4, 2025

340 days ago.

Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.

Staffing

MeasureThis facilityPeer median
Nurse hours per resident day3.403.32
Registered-nurse hours per resident day0.49—
Annual nurse turnover59.8%60.2%

As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.

Enforcement

Fines
$31,330 across 2 penalties
Payment denials
1
Abuse icon
Flagged by CMS on Care Compare

Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.

Severity of recent findings

Citations by CMS scope and severity. Rows are harm level, columns are how widespread the finding was.
SeverityIsolatedPatternWidespread
Immediate jeopardyJ—K—L—
Actual harmG23.8%H—I—
No harm, potential for more than minimalD1324.5%E3769.8%F11.9%
No harm, potential for minimalA—B—C—
CMS’s current file: 53 of the 157 citations on record.

Most frequently cited here

In CMS’s current monthly file.

  • F5844×

    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.

  • F6584×

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

  • F5503×

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • F6003×

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • F6953×

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

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Belleview Care Center, in the surveyor’s own words.

  • Actual harm, isolatedF600Nov 12, 2024

    Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure one resident (Resident #2) was free from abuse when a staff member forcibly fed the resident his/her meal when the resident expressed he/she did not want to eat. The resident was visibly emotionally upset and tearful when describing the actions to staff. This affected one of six sampled residents (Resident #2). The facility census was 82. Review of the facility provided policy Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation, dated 8/22/22, showed: -It is the policy of this facility to provide protections for the health, welfare and rights of each resident by developing and implementing written policies and procedures that prohibit and prevent abuse, neglect, exploitation and misappropriation of resident property; -Alleged violation is a… […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF684Dec 1, 2023

    Based on interviews and record reviews, the facility failed to assure staff provided the necessary care and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, or psychosocial well-being for one of four sampled residents (Resident #3). Staff failed to monitor and assess the resident's blood glucose readings and administer insulin according to the physician's orders when Levemir insulin was ordered on 11/28/23 to be given subcutaneos daily at 8:00 P.M., The facility staff failed to give the resident the medication on 11/28/23 and 11/29/23, resulting in the resident being sent to the hospital with a critically elevated blood glucose level. The facility census was 82. […]

  • Actual harm, isolatedF689Aug 17, 2022

    Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure two of four sampled residents' (Resident #1 and #2) environments remained free of accident hazards which resulted in Resident #1 falling out of bed and suffering multiple rib fractures, a fractured humerous, facial bruising, and cuts that required stitches to the face, chin and elbow and had the potential for Resident #2 to fall out of bed. Staff failed to ensure Resident #2's low-air loss mattress (an air mattress covered with tiny holes. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Feb 12, 2025

    Based on observation, interviews, and record review, the facility failed to prepare and serve food in accordance with professional standards for food service safety when staff failed to label and date all foods, discard expired food, keep daily logs for freezer temperature, test and record dishwasher chemical sanitizer levels, seal all foods after opening, use proper hand washing, and properly store food storage containers and dishes. The facility census was 82. Review of the facility's Food Storage Policy, dated [DATE]., showed: -All areas of food storage will be clean, dry, and maintained at temperatures as required to meet food safety requirements. -All open products will be sealed, wrapped and closed to ensure quality and prevent contamination against pests or rodents. […]

  • No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF835Dec 22, 2022

    Based on interview and record review, the facility operator failed to ensure payments were issued or issued in a timely manner to the facility's contracted dietary, laundry, and housekeeping provider and staffing agencies providing necessary services to meet the needs of residents. The facility census was 75. 1. Review of a letter dated 12/8/22 from Service Contract Company A, who provided the dietary, laundry, and housekeeping services showed the following: - The facility management company owed the contracted company $154,291.25 for services provided through November 2022. If payment was not received by 12/15/22 at 4:00 P.M. then Contract Company A would terminate all services effective 12/16/22 at 12:01 A.M. During an interview on 12/16/22 at 11:25 A.M. […]

Read 25 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 25 of 157 on record.

Every survey on record

FindingsAt actual harm or above

  • Aug 25, 2026Complaint1 finding
  • Dec 4, 2025Complaint1 finding
  • Nov 12, 2025Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 27, 2025Complaint1 finding
  • Feb 12, 2025Standard12 findings
  • Nov 12, 2024Complaint4 findings · 1 harm
  • Sep 11, 2024Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 20, 2024Complaint1 finding
Show the 36 earlier surveys
  • Jan 4, 2024Complaint2 findings
  • Dec 1, 2023Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Sep 1, 2023Standard18 findings
  • Jun 15, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Apr 19, 2023Complaint1 finding
  • Mar 15, 2023Complaint4 findings
  • Dec 22, 2022Complaint4 findings
  • Nov 18, 2022Complaint1 finding
  • Aug 17, 2022Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Jan 12, 2022Standard11 findings
  • Sep 8, 2020Infection control1 finding
  • Dec 4, 2019Complaint3 findings
  • Nov 19, 2019Complaint2 findings
  • Oct 3, 2019Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
  • Apr 5, 2019Standard14 findings · 1 harm
  • Mar 7, 2019Complaint2 findings
  • Jun 22, 2018Standard10 findings
  • Dec 5, 2017Complaint3 findings
  • Sep 14, 2017Complaint1 finding
  • Aug 28, 2017Complaint1 finding
  • Jun 22, 2017Standard5 findings
  • Jun 7, 2016Complaint1 finding
  • May 12, 2016Standard5 findings
  • Oct 13, 2015Complaint2 findings
  • May 7, 2015Standard and complaint11 findings
  • Mar 12, 2015Complaint1 finding
  • Sep 22, 2014Complaint1 finding
  • Apr 24, 2014Standard6 findings
  • Mar 25, 2014Complaint1 finding
  • Oct 30, 2013—1 finding
  • Oct 17, 2013—1 finding
  • Jun 6, 2013—3 findings
  • Jun 1, 2012—9 findings
  • Aug 24, 2011—1 finding
  • May 5, 2011—4 findings
  • Dec 2, 2010—1 finding · 1 harm

Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.

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