Overview
Ascend at Aurora has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Missouri average of 2.6. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Aurora. It scores best on quality of care (2 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 53% of nursing homes in Missouri (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 12, 2024, found 27 health deficiencies, more than the Missouri average of 11.4. 12 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $46,940 in the past three years.
Ascend at Aurora is a for-profit facility with 125 certified beds, caring for about 68 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1983.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 90%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 12, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 27
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 12
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $46,940
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.34 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.40 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.56 hrs
- Nurse aides2.39 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 125
- Average residents per day
- 68
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 21, 1983
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes