Hilltop At Blue River, The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1994-11-23. 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 (816) 763-4444 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Hilltop At Blue River, The 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 (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 67.1/100, placing it #9563 of 14703 facilities nationally and #170 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 Hilltop At Blue River, The receives a reported average of 2 hours 47 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 16 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 32 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 59 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 29 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 32.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $34,704. 42 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $34,704, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 113.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Hilltop At Blue River, The ranks 9563rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 67.1/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within MO, it ranks 170th out of 487 nursing homes. In Kansas City, it ranks 10th out of 23 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,713 nationally and RN hours rank #13,215 nationally (#362 in MO). Our composite quality score of 67.1/100 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 Kansas City, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/missouri/kansas-city/