LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE — Nursing Home in WAYNESVILLE, MO
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 120 |
|---|---|
| Average Residents/Day | 86.3 |
| CMS Certification Number | 265373 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.37 HPRD |
|---|---|
| RN Staffing | 0.30 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE had 2 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (November 24, 2025).
Inspection Findings — November 24, 2025
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (Level D)Corrected — January 6, 2026
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Level D)Corrected — January 6, 2026
Life Care Center of Waynesville is a 120-bed nursing home in Waynesville, Missouri. It holds a 1-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.4 hours per resident day, below the Missouri average of 3.5. Its most recent inspection, in November 2025, cited 2 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility has a low overall quality rating and slightly lower-than-average nurse staffing, and its most recent inspection found a couple of deficiencies that were not rated severe. A plus is that the problems cited were limited in number and not severe, but you should ask how the facility has addressed medication safety given repeated citations for medication errors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE Medicare and Medicaid certified?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE's CMS star rating?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE has an overall CMS rating of 1 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE reports 3.36575 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE had 2 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE have?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WAYNESVILLE has 120 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- RICHLAND CARE CENTER INC — 4/5 — 9.8 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.