Laurie Knolls

    610 Hwy O, Laurie, MO 65038
    • Assisted Living
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate staff, excellent food, amenities

    I toured this community and came away very impressed - the staff truly treat residents like family: attentive, compassionate nurses and aides, a wonderful activities team, and welcoming admissions and dining staff. The building is spotless and homelike, the food is excellent, and the active programs, frequent outings, visits from kids and dogs, and abundant amenities (therapy gym, indoor pool, ice cream parlor, country store, golf course, park-adjacent grounds) create a warm, engaging place I'd recommend.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.96·(28)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.2
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Beautiful home

    Cons

    • Neglect of residents
    • Incorrect or unclear billing
    • Lack of communication from staff/management
    • Poor hygiene and inadequate personal care
    • Frequent or unexplained price increases
    • Unresponsive staff to concerns or emergencies
    • Insufficient medical attention
    • Emergencies requiring calling 911
    • Overall reports of a horrible / very bad experience

    Summary of reviews

    Overall sentiment in the provided reviews is strongly negative, with the vast majority of comments highlighting serious care and management problems. The single clear positive comment — that the facility is a "beautiful home" — is overshadowed by repeated reports of neglect, inadequate medical attention, and poor responsiveness from staff. Reviewers convey frustration and alarm about incidents severe enough that families felt compelled to call 911, indicating gaps in timely assessment and emergency handling.

    Care quality emerges as the most critical area of concern. Multiple reviewers describe neglect and poor hygiene for residents, which suggests lapses in routine personal care and monitoring. There are explicit mentions of insufficient medical attention and situations escalating to the point where outside emergency services were contacted. Taken together, these points indicate potential systemic shortcomings in clinical oversight, staff training, or staffing levels required to meet residents' needs.

    Staff and communication are recurring problem areas. Reviews describe staff as unresponsive and note a lack of communication from both frontline caregivers and management. This includes reports of incorrect or unclear billing and families not receiving adequate explanations about charges or price increases. The combination of billing disputes, poor communication, and unresponsiveness compounds family frustration and undermines trust in management.

    Management and business practices are also criticized. Several reviews mention price increases and incorrect billing, suggesting either administrative disorganization or lack of transparency about fees. These financial concerns, when paired with complaints about care quality and responsiveness, point to broader management and oversight issues that affect both operational and clinical aspects of the community.

    Facilities and amenities are only briefly and positively referenced (“beautiful home”), with no substantive detail about dining, activities, or programming in the summaries provided. Because reviewers focused primarily on safety, hygiene, and communication problems, there is little information to assess dining quality, recreational activities, or social programming. The absence of positive comments about those areas does not confirm problems, but it does indicate that the most pressing issues reported by reviewers are related to health, safety, and administrative practices rather than aesthetics or amenities.

    In summary, the dominant themes are serious concerns about resident care (neglect, poor hygiene, lack of medical attention), inadequate emergency response (necessitating 911 calls), unresponsiveness and communication failures by staff and management, and troubling billing or pricing practices. While the physical setting is noted as attractive, reviewers consistently report experiences that families characterize as horrible or very bad. These patterns suggest that prospective residents and families should seek detailed, verifiable information about staffing levels, clinical oversight, emergency protocols, billing practices, and recent corrective actions before making placement decisions.

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    Location

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    Laurie Knolls is located at 610 Hwy O, Laurie, MO, 65038.

    About Laurie Knolls

    Laurie Knolls sits near Lake of the Ozarks, offering senior living with different care options so people can find what they need as their needs change. The community has senior apartments, independent living, assisted living, nursing home care, and memory care, plus services like hospice, palliative care, respite care, and wound care, so if someone needs more help or something special, they can get it without having to move again. Laurie Knolls supports daily living, with caregivers who speak English and provide help with bathing, dressing, transfers, medication, and care for people who don't walk or need 24-hour supervision. Nurses stay on-site for 12-16 hours a day, so people with more complex health needs like psychiatry, vision, hearing care, or speech therapy get support, and there's sub-acute care available through the Homeward Bound Program for folks needing more attention after a hospital stay. The community is registered with Medicaid and Medicare, which helps people with different budgets get the care they need, and they also coordinate with outside healthcare providers so there's no confusion about what's needed for someone's health.

    People living at Laurie Knolls can join scheduled daily activities, music programs, games like bingo, movie nights, and community-sponsored events in places like the Amazing Activity Center, community room, movie theater, game and activities room, arts room, or the library. There are two outdoor courtyards, a garden, and walking paths if someone wants fresh air, plus there's a community wellness room, fitness room, spa/sauna, and even organized outdoor programs. Laurie Knolls' rooms have private bathrooms, kitchenettes, cable TV, high-speed internet, telephone, emergency alert systems, and a 24-hour call system for safety. People can get move-in coordination to help with the change, and there's also housekeeping, laundry, and scheduled transportation with parking, which makes things easier for everyone.

    Meal prep happens in a restaurant-style dining room, with staff offering one or two meals a day so people don't have to worry about food, and they handle special diets for allergies and diabetes. All-day dining, a Coffee Bistro open 24 hours, an Ice Cream Shop, and a Gift Shop mean residents don't need to go far for a snack or quick treat. The convenience market provides little items people might need, so most errands can be handled right on-site. Residents get assistance with daily activities, and there are specialized programs with names unique to Laurie Knolls so care fits each person. Whether someone likes group activities, relaxing outdoors, or needs skilled nursing and memory care, Laurie Knolls tries to make life easier, offering an honest mix of care, activities, and comforts in a spot close to local nature.

    People often ask...

    Laurie Knolls offers assisted living and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 610 Hwy O, Laurie, MO 65038.

    No, Laurie Knolls does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Missouri, the Department of Health & Senior Services licenses assisted living and long-term care facilities through state licensure surveys, complaint investigations, and fire-safety reviews.

    License numbermorgan-gravois-mills-laurie-knolls
    Facility typeResidential Care Facility Ii
    Capacity66 residents
    LicenseeGOOD SHEPHERD NURSING HOME DISTRICT #1

    Inspection Reports

    8

    Reports

    10

    Citations

    0

    Complaints

    4

    Years

    28 Oct 2025Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    27 Oct 2025Licensure
    Found no deficiencies cited during the review.
    24 Apr 2025Licensure
    Identified hand hygiene deficiencies by staff, including incomplete washing of hands and arms with soap and warm water and untrimmed nails.
    08 Nov 2024Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    01 May 2024Licensure
    Observed that medications were not stored safely at proper temperature and kept behind a locked door or cabinet.
    26 Jul 2023Licensure
    Found no deficiencies in fire safety compliance.
    10 Feb 2023Licensure
    Identified deficiencies showed lack of tuberculosis screening for residents and staff. Also improper food protection and temperature control of potentially hazardous foods was noted.
    • 19 CSR 20-20.100
    30 Aug 2022Licensure
    Found deficiencies related to fire safety, emergency preparedness, signage, and electrical safety. These deficiencies indicate noncompliance with regulatory requirements.

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