Chariton Park Health Care Center is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1993-03-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (660) 388-6486 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Chariton Park Health Care Center holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (2★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 34.0/100, placing it #14669 of 14703 facilities nationally and #480 of 487 in Missouri. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Chariton Park Health Care Center receives a reported average of 1 hour 57 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 13 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 15 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 30 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 1 hour 49 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 54.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Chariton Park Health Care Center with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $126,537. 148 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 4 fine(s) totaling $126,537, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 5. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 338.5 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Chariton Park Health Care Center ranks 14669th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 34.0/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within MO, it ranks 480th out of 487 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #14,120 nationally and RN hours rank #13,753 nationally (#413 in MO). Our composite quality score of 34.0/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Salisbury, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/missouri/salisbury/