The Hilltop at Blue River

• Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionPast Non-Compliance

• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionPast Non-Compliance

• Give the resident's representative the ability to exercise the resident's rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Dec 22, 2025

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Use approved construction type or materials.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2025

• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 28, 2025

• Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Feb 20, 2025

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Oct 21, 2024

• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Sep 2, 2023

• Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

  Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure that building systems meet requirements determined by risk assessment procedures performed by qualified personnel.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure that smoke control systems are tested and documented in accordance with established engineering principles.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Install proper backup exit lighting.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Establish an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Meet requirements for the use of electrical equipment.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Construct fire resistant interior walls.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Aug 24, 2023

• Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2021

• Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2021

• Install proper backup exit lighting.

  Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Apr 15, 2021

• Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2021

• Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Apr 15, 2021

• Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

  Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Apr 15, 2021

The Hilltop at Blue River offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.

The Hilltop at Blue River has not published its pricing. For context, communities in Kansas City that publish rates start around $3,000 per month at the median. Final costs depend on care needs and apartment selection, so contact the community for a quote.

The Hilltop at Blue River is located at 10425 Chestnut Dr in Kansas City, Missouri.

Reviewers for The Hilltop at Blue River are largely positive, frequently praising the admissions team, nursing staff compassion, and a clean, welcoming environment. However, a handful of reviewers describe serious concerns about neglect, low staffing, and food quality, particularly in the memory care unit, creating a split picture of the experience.

The Hilltop at Blue River had 9 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 85 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.

Submit the Request Information form on this page to connect with The Hilltop at Blue River and arrange a tour. Sharing your timeline and care needs up front helps the community prepare for your visit.