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⌖ Ozark, MO · Christian County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds93
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Ozark Care & Rehab Center
Ozark Care & Rehab Center is a 93-bed for-profit nursing home in Ozark, MO. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Missouri is 2.5.
- Inspections: 11 problems at its last full inspection (Dec 2024), close to the Missouri average of 11.4. 2 recent citations were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 54 min a day with each resident, less than the Missouri average of 3 hr 26 min.
- Fines: $74,047 in federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameOzark Care & Rehab Center
LocationChristian County, Missouri
Phone(417) 581-7126
Address1486 North Riverside Rd, Ozark, MO 65721 · Christian County
Medicare provider number265753
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceFebruary 11, 2003 (23 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Dec 2024)Missouri average: 11.4.About average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardy and 1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). 1 of 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $74,047; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Jul 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 54 min a dayMissouri average: 3 hr 26 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident24 min a dayMissouri average: 28 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Missouri average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.2%State average: 4.1%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)3.5%State average: 4.5%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs29.1%State average: 23.5%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Missouri average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Missouri, Medicaid pays for 65% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 99% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average71%Missouri typical: 71%
Facility operating cost per resident day$240Missouri typical: $254
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 1 star now, down from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing1★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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