Hickory Manor

    209 Hickory St, Licking, MO 65542
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing
    3.7ยท38 reviews

    Friendly staff, clean homelike community

    My family has been well cared for here for years. The staff - from nursing aides to the administrator - are friendly, professional and truly attentive; the place is clean, home-like, and offers engaging activities and a strong sense of community. Recent building upgrades, shade trees and the upcoming transport van make this small-town facility an easy choice 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

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

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

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement

    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

    3.68ยท(38)

    Overall rating

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

      3.7
    • Staff

      3.5
    • Meals

      3.7
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      3.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate nursing and caregiver staff
    • Friendly, attentive front-line team
    • Clean, home-like interior environment
    • Engaging activities and community events
    • Strong sense of community and small-town atmosphere
    • Facility upgrades and maintenance improvements
    • On-site or planned resident transportation services
    • Professional administration and continuity of long-term family care
    • Pleasant outdoor spaces and nearby park

    Cons

    • Inconsistent care quality across shifts and residents
    • Staffing shortages and scheduling instability
    • Delays in attending to resident needs and incontinence care
    • Poor responsiveness to family communication and phone access
    • Gaps in emergency-transfer escalation and coordination
    • Inconsistent sanitation and facility-upkeep standards
    • High-pressure admission and prepayment sales practices
    • Staff morale and employee-relations concerns
    • Inconsistent communication tone and professionalism

    Summary of reviews

    Reviewer sentiment for this facility is polarized: a number of families describe long-term positive experiences characterized by attentive caregivers, a home-like environment, and active community life, while other families raise serious operational concerns that suggest uneven performance.

    Care: Many comments highlight compassionate nursing and aide staff who provide attentive, familiar care over time; several families credited the facility with consistently looking after relatives across years. On the other hand, there are recurring complaints indicating inconsistent quality of care between shifts or residents. Specific operational weaknesses include delays in responding to resident needs (including incontinence-care delays) and concerns about how rapidly clinical issues are escalated or transfers to higher levels of care are arranged. Prospective families should ask about staffing ratios, on-call clinical coverage, and written escalation/transfer protocols.

    Staff and management: Front-line staff are frequently described as friendly, kind, and engaged with residents; these strengths support a strong community atmosphere noted by multiple reviewers. However, recurring themes include understaffing, problems with staff morale, and reports of unprofessional communication tone from some employees or administrators. Phone access and responsiveness to family inquiries were called out as problematic in several accounts. Management is sometimes described as professional and capable, but other comments point to inconsistent follow-through and concerns about transparency in administrative interactions.

    Dining: Review input on dining is limited and mixed. There are no dominant, consistent comments about food quality or meal service; reviewers who praise overall care sometimes note satisfactory dining implicitly, but families should request a current menu, observe a meal service during a visit, and ask about accommodations for special diets.

    Activities and facilities: Positive remarks include a welcoming, home-like interior, engaging activities, and pleasant outdoor spaces (shade trees and a nearby park). The facility has undergone or is planning upgrades and has arranged or is adding resident transportation services, which are practical amenities for community engagement and appointments.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The most important pattern is variability โ€” many reviewers report excellent hands-on caregiving, while others report significant lapses tied to staffing and administrative processes. Operational red flags to explore in a tour or interview include staffing levels by shift, response times to call systems, incontinence-care processes, emergency-transfer procedures, recent inspection or complaint history, visitor and family-communication practices, and the facilityโ€™s admission and prepayment policies. Observing mealtime, reviewing staffing schedules, and meeting both front-line staff and administrators can help families assess whether the facilityโ€™s strengths align with specific resident needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2ยท/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Hickory Manor is located at 209 Hickory St, Licking, MO, 65542.

    About Hickory Manor

    Hickory Manor sits at 209 Hickory Street in Licking, Missouri, and has 60 beds for residents. Folks can pick private or shared rooms, and every room has free cable, thermostat control, and comfortable bathrooms designed to keep things safe and easy to use. There are communal spaces where residents can talk, play games, or take part in wellness and social activities, so people don't feel alone. The staff can help with daily needs like bathing, dressing, and eating, and they handle housekeeping, room maintenance, and meals, too.

    Hickory Manor covers a wide range of care, offering independent living, assisted living, memory care for Alzheimer's and other dementias, and skilled nursing for those who need more help. For people who need extra care, there are nursing home and intermediate care options for the very frail. Folks coming from the hospital for short-term rehab between home and the hospital get therapy and help with recovery, because on-site therapists provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Nurses check in all day and night, managing medicine and making sure people are okay. The staff focuses on personalized care, including special nutritional programs and help for social, emotional, and spiritual needs.

    Hickory Manor's open concept makes the place feel home-like instead of like a medical office, and transportation services help residents get to appointments or outings. The professional team is friendly and always present, whether for therapy or simple help. The facility's certified for Medicare and Medicaid, with extra services like lab tests, social activities, and vision care available. Hickory Manor runs a Facebook page and is associated with Meta platform services. Lindi Schmitt manages the facility. Residents' safety is important here, with emergency response systems set up in the building. Each detail tries to make life safe, comfortable, and supportive for everyone who stays at Hickory Manor.

    People often ask...

    Hickory Manor offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

    The full address for this community is 209 Hickory St, Licking, MO 65542.

    No, Hickory Manor 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.

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