Salem Memorial District Hospital
35629 Highway 72, Salem, MO 65560 · 18 beds · Non profit - Corporation
The records flag: $106,623 in fines over three years.
These are drawn straight from Medicare's records. We report what the record says — we don't rate facilities or judge the care given in them.
Who's actually on the floor
Staffing is the thing most closely tied to day-to-day quality of care, and it's the number families most often never see. This is registered nurses only — a smaller figure than the all-staff total above, because it counts the most highly qualified staff on their own — per resident, per day, comparing an average weekday against an average weekend.
Registered nurses only — hours per resident per day. Longer is better.
Weekend staffing is not reported here.
Staff turnover: not reported
High turnover matters because continuity does — a nurse who knows your mother notices when something is different about her. Someone on their second shift doesn't have that baseline.
What inspectors found
State inspectors visit at least once a year and after complaints. Over the last three years this facility received 12 citations. Raw counts mislead, though — a paperwork slip and a resident being harmed both count as one. Here they are by how serious inspectors judged them.
| Severity | Citations |
|---|---|
| Potential for harm | 10 |
| No harm | 2 |
0 of these came from someone filing a complaint rather than a routine visit — worth weighing differently, because it means a person picked up the phone. All findings are recorded as corrected.
Medicare has issued $106,623 in fines here over the past three years.
Disclosed affiliations
Medicare has not published ownership or affiliation information for this facility. That is a gap in the federal record, not a finding about the facility — the great majority of facilities do have entries, so it is a reasonable thing to ask about on a visit.
Other options nearby
Most families are choosing between whatever is close enough to visit often — and visiting often is itself one of the better protections a resident has. These are the closest 8 facilities.
| Facility | Miles | Rating | Nurse hrs | Weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seville Care Center | 0.0 | 1 | — | — |
| Salem Care Center | 1.8 | 2 | 0.41 | +4% |
| Hickory Manor | 19.7 | 3 | 0.52 | −30% |
| Aurora Health and Rehabilitation | 22.6 | 2 | 0.73 | −37% |
| Rolla Presbyterian Manor | 22.9 | 5 | 1.14 | −44% |
| Phelps Health | 23.5 | 5 | 5.47 | −18% |
| Cedar Pointe | 23.8 | 1 | 0.23 | −16% |
| Stonecrest Healthcare | 24.1 | 2 | 0.48 | −39% |
Worth asking on a visit
Records only tell you so much. These are the questions this facility's particular numbers suggest you ask — go on a weekend if you possibly can.
- Who will actually be caring for my relative at 3am on a Saturday — an agency nurse or someone on staff?