Advanced Care of St. Joseph

    3002 N 18th St, St. Joseph, MO
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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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

    3.92·(72)

    Overall rating

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

      4.2
    • Staff

      4.0
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      3.3
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Strong rehabilitation and speech therapy services
    • Compassionate, professional nursing staff
    • Attentive CNAs and aides
    • Effective wound care and post-surgical management
    • Smooth hospital-to-facility transition processes
    • Patient-centered family communication
    • Clean, updated interior finishes
    • Engaging activities program (arts, crafts, Bingo)
    • Therapy-driven mobility gains and successful discharges
    • Supportive dietary and meal-service staff
    • Personalized therapy plans and hands-on therapists

    Cons

    • Inconsistent infection-control practices
    • Staffing shortages leading to delayed responses
    • Staff conduct and communication tone
    • Gaps in medication administration and documentation
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and laundry processes
    • Ineffective call-bell and on-demand assistance systems
    • Billing, refund, and administrative responsiveness failures
    • Pest-control concerns in some units
    • Safety and discharge-planning lapses
    • Allegations of missing personal items and financial discrepancies

    Summary of reviews

    Across the reviews there is a clear distinction between the facility's rehabilitative strengths and uneven performance in the nursing/long-term care side. The rehabilitation and therapy department is frequently described as a standout: individualized therapy plans, hands-on therapists, strong speech and wound-care services, and measurable mobility improvements leading to successful discharges. Several reviews specifically highlight compassionate, skilled therapists who pushed for progress and coordinated effective post-surgical care.

    Nursing and direct-care staff receive mixed evaluations. Many family members and residents praised professional, attentive nurses and CNAs who provided timely assistance, responsive bedside care, and supportive communication. At the same time, a notable pattern of staffing shortages and delayed responsiveness emerges in other reviews, with specific concerns about slow nurse response times, limited nighttime coverage, and uneven availability of aides. There are also recurring concerns about staff conduct and the tone of communication with families and residents, which some accounts describe as dismissive or rude.

    Operational gaps are another recurring theme. Multiple reviews point to inconsistent infection-control practices and instances implying lapses in standard precautions, creating heightened concern among families. Medication-administration and documentation gaps, ineffective call-bell systems, and incomplete handovers during transitions are described as contributing factors to safety and continuity problems. Housekeeping and laundry processes are described variably: some praise daily room cleaning and recent cosmetic updates (new floors and paint), while others note sanitation issues, odor concerns, and inconsistent laundry service. A few reviews raise pest-control concerns and allegations of missing personal items and billing discrepancies, which heighten the need for stronger property controls and financial-process transparency.

    Dining and activities are generally adequate to positive but inconsistent. Food quality ranges from average to excellent depending on the reviewer; dietary staff are often described as helpful and accommodating. The activity program receives positive mentions for arts-and-crafts, Bingo, and an engaged activity leader who helps create a social environment. Facility improvements such as refreshed interiors are cited as enhancing ambiance and resident mood.

    Management and administrative responsiveness show mixed performance. Some reviewers note proactive leadership, with a facility director attempting to address issues, and smooth admissions or transitions from hospital settings. Others cite poor phone responsiveness, unresolved billing/refund requests, and difficulty reaching administration when concerns arise. Taken together, the pattern suggests a facility with strong clinical rehabilitation capabilities and many dedicated caregivers, but with recurring operational and administrative weaknesses that affect safety perception and consistency of day-to-day care. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's rehabilitative strengths against documented variability in staffing, infection-control consistency, housekeeping, and administrative follow-through; targeted questions about staffing ratios, infection-control protocols, medication processes, property safeguards, and billing/refund procedures are recommended before placement.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

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

    Location

    Advanced Care of St. Joseph is located at 3002 N 18th St, St. Joseph, MO, .

    About Advanced Care of St. Joseph

    Advanced Care of St. Joseph sits at 3002 North 18th Street in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and they've got a wide variety of care for seniors, so you see things like long-term care, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, independent living, adult day services, and even non-medical home care if that's needed, and they're also known for their skilled rehabilitation work in both a Skilled Nursing Facility and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic right there. They accept Medicaid and Medicare, and their home health care is Medicare-certified, which can matter to a lot of folks trying to keep costs straight. Their team includes nurses and highly skilled professionals who handle different clinical procedures and medication management, and they offer therapy services, like occupational and physical therapy, too, because getting back on your feet doesn't always happen on its own. Meals are provided, and residents have WiFi access, which helps you keep in touch with family or just pass the time, and there's medical transportation, so getting to appointments gets easier, which can be a big relief. Care programs are personalized and tailored to each person, ranging from short-term rehabilitation for those just out of the hospital to hospice care and respite care if someone needs a break, and their staff speaks English, with a few speaking other languages, so communication can be pretty clear. They do memory care for folks living with dementia, plus they've got adult day services if you just need care during the daytime. They're not accepting new patients right now, but they let you know when there's an opening if you ask, and their information gets updated at least once a month, so you get current details about what's available and what the options are. The whole place is focused on elder care, offering different types of housing and supportive care, and you can find both social and medical support under one roof, making it one of those places where you might not have to move again if your needs change while you're living there.

    People often ask...

    Advanced Care of St. Joseph offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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