Ratliff Care Center
717 North Sprigg, Cape Girardeau, MO, 63701
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 46 · avg 41 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 70% — higher than most Missouri nursing homesMissouri avg: 56.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Missouri nursing homesMissouri avg: 50.2% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 265747
- Certified beds
- 46 beds · avg 41 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Individual
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Ratliff Enterprises Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Cheryl Strickland
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Choice Rehabilitation Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Aftan Swindle
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Forvis Mazars Llp
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- James r Palen
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael Eugene Ratliff
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 20)
- D0947·May 30, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- D0880·May 30, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0729·May 30, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
- D0657·May 30, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D0610·May 30, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0607·May 30, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- D0605·May 30, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- E0570·May 30, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Fire-safety citations
4 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 30, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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