Bristol Manor of Smithville

    1502 S Commercial, Smithville, MO 64089
    • Assisted Living

    Caring staff, warm home-like atmosphere

    I placed my mom here and I'm very pleased. The facility is warm, homey, and clean, with excellent healthy meals that smell and taste wonderful. Staff and the manager are knowledgeable, caring, and go out of their way - it truly feels like family and my mom gets the help she needs. I would definitely recommend this community.

    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
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

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

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    2.56·(18)

    Overall rating

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

      1.7
    • Staff

      2.6
    • Meals

      2.3
    • Amenities

      2.0
    • Value

      1.2

    Pros

    • Air-conditioned facility
    • Private apartment-style units
    • On-site medication administration
    • Comfortable beds and mattresses
    • Home-like, small-community atmosphere
    • Caring and helpful caregiving staff
    • On-site cooking with home-cooked meal aromas
    • TV lounge and reading materials
    • Resident birthday recognition
    • Clean areas within the facility
    • On-site administrator presence

    Cons

    • Inconsistent and insufficient staffing coverage
    • Weak medication-management controls
    • Unreliable meal quality and portioning
    • Limited organized activities and engagement programming
    • Inadequate housekeeping and laundry services
    • Gaps in resident supervision and safety checks
    • Poor staff responsiveness and unprofessional communication tone
    • High administrative turnover and inconsistent leadership
    • Limited transportation and care-coordination support
    • Food-handling and food-safety practice concerns
    • Odor concerns (tobacco smoke) in some areas

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression is mixed: reviewers describe both residents who are comfortable and well-cared-for and families who experienced operational shortfalls. Positive remarks emphasize a small, home-like environment with private apartment-style units, air conditioning, comfortable beds, an on-site administrator, and communal spaces such as a TV lounge and reading materials. Several accounts note staff who are attentive, helpful with personal tasks, and who create a familial atmosphere; occasional activities such as birthday recognition were also mentioned.

    Care quality and staffing are the most consistent areas of concern. Multiple comments indicate inconsistent staffing coverage—particularly at night—and gaps in routine safety checks and supervision. Relatedly, reviewers describe medication-management issues, including missed or delayed medications and general uncertainty about pharmacy or administration practices. While some families reported that medications are provided on site and that caregivers assist with daily needs, others reported delays and errors that raise questions about clinical controls and oversight.

    Dining and engagement offerings are similarly inconsistent. Some residents and families praised meals and on-site cooking, while others described sparse portions, low-quality food, and instances of questionable food-handling practices. Activity programming appears limited for many residents; beyond informal socializing and occasional events (e.g., birthday recognition), organized daily activities are described as minimal or resident-led rather than staff-driven.

    Facility maintenance and management reports are mixed. Positive notes include clean areas, comfortable apartments, and a generally homey feel for some residents. At the same time, reviewers described sanitation and housekeeping shortfalls, inconsistent laundry service, odor concerns (including tobacco smoke in some areas), and an aging building in need of attention. Management experiences vary: several families praised an accessible, helpful manager and staff who go out of their way, while others cited high administrative turnover, inconsistent leadership, and concerning patterns in complaint handling and family communication.

    Taken together, patterns in the feedback suggest a facility with clear strengths in creating a small, personal atmosphere and some reliable on-site services, but with recurring operational weaknesses around staffing consistency, medication controls, meal service reliability, housekeeping, and activity programming. Prospective residents and families would be advised to verify current staffing levels (including night coverage), ask for documentation of medication procedures and incident logs, review housekeeping and meal schedules, and tour the community at different times of day to confirm whether stated services align with their expectations.

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    Location

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    Bristol Manor of Smithville is located at 1502 S Commercial, Smithville, MO, 64089.

    About Bristol Manor of Smithville

    Bristol Manor of Smithville sits in Smithville, MO, and offers a range of care for seniors, including assisted living, independent living, memory care, and adult day watch services for those needing daytime support. The community has private rooms with their own bathrooms, handrails, grab bars, and an emergency call system, so folks feel safe and can get help when they need it. People who live here get help with bathing, dressing, taking medicine, and moving around if they need extra hands, and there's always staff on-site, including a live-in administrator, which helps provide steady care around the clock. For people with Alzheimer's or other memory concerns, Bristol Manor has special memory care units and tailored services to meet those needs, with monitoring and insulin administration supported as well.

    Residents can keep small pets, enjoy gardens, walk on the paths, read in the library, and join in activities like movie nights, yoga, stretching classes, arts and crafts, and devotional services both on and offsite. The community lets residents lead some of the activity programs, which helps everyone stay engaged. Meals get prepared daily, offered all day, and served restaurant-style, with options for different diets, including diabetic and allergy-sensitive choices, and meals get made for special dietary needs too. The dining room, laundry, telephone, and furnishings add a touch of comfort, and staff stay friendly and trained to help with whatever comes up.

    Transportation to appointments or outings is available for a fee, and the building's convenient to bus lines for families or residents who want to get out and about. Whether someone's looking for just a few hours of care, needing a secure memory care home, or hoping for a place to stay independent but have a little support when it's called for, Bristol Manor of Smithville covers all those bases, and they've been caring for seniors for more than twenty years now, working with a team who's helpful, kind, and keeps the atmosphere welcoming and homelike. The property has indoor and outdoor community areas and offers lots of programs to keep people connected-physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially-and they make sure the place is pet-friendly and handicap accessible. There's regular reviews for licensing to help ensure safety, and residents get a free run of shared amenities like barber and salon services, move-in coordination, and laundry service too. Everything combines to help seniors keep their independence, comfort, and peace of mind while living in their own private haven.

    People often ask...

    Bristol Manor of Smithville offers competitive pricing, with rates starting at a cost of $2,899 per month.

    Bristol Manor of Smithville offers assisted living and continuing care retirement community.

    There are 1 photos of Bristol Manor of Smithville on Mirador.

    Yes, Bristol Manor of Smithville allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1502 S Commercial, Smithville, MO 64089.

    No, Bristol Manor of Smithville 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 numberclay-smithville-bristol-manor-of-smithville
    Facility typeResidential Care Facility I
    Capacity12 residents
    LicenseeBRISTOL CARE, INC

    Inspection Reports

    13

    Reports

    21

    Citations

    5

    Complaints

    7

    Years

    15 Oct 2025Licensure
    Found no state licensure deficiencies cited. No violations were reported.
    10 Dec 2024Complaint
    Found no state licensure deficiencies.
    25 Jul 2024Licensure
    Found deficiencies in fire safety labeling and maintenance, wastebasket requirements, building maintenance, and electrical wiring rules. Violations cited included improper extinguisher labeling and maintenance, use of non-compliant wastebaskets, inadequate building upkeep, and NEC-related wiring requirements.
    22 Apr 2024Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in medication inventory reconciliation, abuse/neglect reporting, and resident privacy.
    19 Dec 2023Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in night-time staffing, 24-hour protective oversight, medication management, meal planning, and sanitation. Found non-compliance with several requirements.
    05 Sept 2023Complaint
    Found walls and ceilings, including doors, windows and skylights, were not clean and maintained in good repair.
    28 Oct 2022Licensure
    Found no deficiencies cited in the fire safety review.
    30 Sept 2022Licensure
    Found a staffing deficiency related to night-time coverage that prevents accepting residents who are blind, use assistive devices, or need more care than the minimum night staffing allows.
    06 Oct 2021Licensure
    Identified deficiencies in fire safety labeling/maintenance, exit signage illumination, trash disposal, and building maintenance.
    25 May 2021Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    17 Jul 2019Complaint
    Found no deficiencies cited during a second inspection and complaint investigation.
    16 Jul 2019Licensure
    Found no deficiencies.
    12 Apr 2019Licensure
    Identified noncompliance in cooking temperatures for potentially hazardous foods, indicating a failure to meet food-safety temperature requirements.

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