CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Jackson County, Missouri
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
None of the 39 nursing homes in Jackson County, Missouri qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Jackson County as urban.
In Missouri, 228 of 487 nursing homes (46.8%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPINE BREEZE HEALTH AND WELLNESS | Raytown | No | Vertical Health Services | 154 | 265339 |
| ARMOUR OAKS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY | Kansas City | No | 38 | 265802 | |
| ASPIRE SENIOR LIVING OAK GROVE | Oak Grove | No | Aspire Senior Living | 90 | 265710 |
| BISHOP SPENCER PLACE, INC, THE | Kansas City | No | 57 | 265768 | |
| BLUE SPRINGS WELLNESS & REHABILITATION | Blue Springs | No | Opco Skilled Management | 120 | 265595 |
| BRIDGEWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | Reliant Care Management | 166 | 265822 |
| CARMEL HILLS WELLNESS & REHABILITATION | Independence | No | Opco Skilled Management | 194 | 265727 |
| CLARA MANOR NURSING HOME | Kansas City | No | 90 | 26A293 | |
| EDGEWOOD MANOR HEALTH CARE CENTER | Raytown | No | Reliant Care Management | 91 | 265425 |
| GREGORY RIDGE HEALTH CARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | Reliant Care Management | 116 | 265721 |
| HERITAGE WELLNESS & REHABILITATION | Independence | No | Blue Sky Basin, Llc | 118 | 265456 |
| HIGHLAND REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | Tutera Senior Living & Health Care | 162 | 265167 |
| HILLTOP AT BLUE RIVER, THE | Kansas City | No | Opco Skilled Management | 160 | 265597 |
| HOPE CARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | 16 | 26A443 | |
| IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT BLUE SPRINGS | Blue Springs | No | Ignite Medical Resorts | 90 | 265880 |
| IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT CARONDELET LLC | Kansas City | No | Ignite Medical Resorts | 162 | 265303 |
| IGNITE MEDICAL RESORT ST MARYS LLC | Blue Springs | No | Ignite Medical Resorts | 130 | 265759 |
| INDEPENDENCE MANOR CARE CENTER | Independence | No | Juckette Family Homes | 99 | 265682 |
| JEANNE JUGAN CENTER | Kansas City | No | 52 | 26A292 | |
| JEFFERSON HEALTH CARE | Lees Summit | No | Circle B Enterprises | 118 | 265377 |
| JOHN KNOX VILLAGE CARE CENTER | Lees Summit | No | 324 | 265095 | |
| KINGSWOOD SENIOR LIVING | Kansas City | No | 86 | 265795 | |
| LEE'S SUMMIT PLACE | Lees Summit | No | Vertical Health Services | 60 | 265512 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF GRANDVIEW | Grandview | No | Life Care Centers of America | 172 | 265355 |
| MAYWOOD TERRACE LIVING CENTER | Independence | No | Circle B Enterprises | 89 | 265404 |
| MONTEREY PARK REHABILITATION & HEALTH CARE CENTER | Independence | No | Tutera Senior Living & Health Care | 122 | 265579 |
| MYERS NURSING & CONVALESCENT CENTER | Kansas City | No | 84 | 26E084 | |
| PARKVIEW HEALTHCARE | Kansas City | No | 120 | 265463 | |
| PARKWAY HEALTH CARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | Reliant Care Management | 97 | 265532 |
| RAINTREE VILLAGE | Lees Summit | No | Pivotal Health Care | 40 | 265888 |
| REHAB OF KANSAS CITY SOUTH | Kansas City | No | Opco Skilled Management | 100 | 265758 |
| REHABILITATION CENTER OF INDEPENDENCE, THE | Independence | No | Opco Skilled Management | 130 | 265693 |
| ROSEWOOD REHAB AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Independence | No | Ama Holdings | 300 | 265786 |
| SEASONS REHAB AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Kansas City | No | Ama Holdings | 78 | 265850 |
| SUMMIT, THE | Kansas City | No | 64 | 265769 | |
| SUNTERRA SPRINGS INDEPENDENCE | Independence | No | Sunterra Springs | 38 | 265864 |
| UNIVERSITY HEALTH LAKEWOOD MEDICAL CENTER | Kansas City | No | 188 | 265845 | |
| VILLAGES OF JACKSON CREEK | Independence | No | Pacs Group | 120 | 265820 |
| WILSHIRE AT LAKEWOOD REHAB CENTER | Lees Summit | No | Ama Holdings | 170 | 265700 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.