Advanced Care of St Joseph
3002 North 18th St Saint Joseph, MO 64505
Owned by: Vertical Health Services, LLC
“Do not let your loved ones be be subjected to this disgusting place! It needs to be shut down!“
– Sandy Duncan –
“The amount of rudeness my grandmother experienced in less than a month is heart breaking“
Ciera Rose
“The nurse demanded me to set outside one specific room and ignore the call lights.”
Angelina Allen, Former Employee
“If i could give it 0 stars I would”
Kristiana Meador
About Advanced Care of St. Joseph
Advanced Care of St Joseph, once entrusted with safeguarding our elders, now stands condemned by its own record: a rock-bottom one-star rating across every major review platform, a matching one-star score from Medicare, and a staggering fifteen health-code citations already on file—with more investigations looming. Public data show a staff COVID-19 vaccination rate of zero percent, leaving residents defenseless against a still-deadly virus, while multiple lawsuits allege chronic understaffing, unchecked infections, and call bells that go unanswered until it is far too late. Families report walking into rooms where loved ones lie soiled, dehydrated, or crying out in pain—ignored by a facility that profits from their vulnerability rather than protecting it.
These warnings are not isolated complaints; they are a chorus of anguish from those who trusted Advanced Care of St Joseph and feel brutally betrayed. By sharing your own experience, you shine a light on the suffering hidden behind its doors and strengthen the case for decisive action. Your story can help regulators, legislators, and fellow families confront a system that has allowed neglect to flourish. Speak out today—because silence is the shield that lets elder abuse survive.
Recent Health Inspection Violations
March 4, 2025: Catastrophic escape—resident with brain cancer and confusion vanishes; staff fail to act at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
A medically fragile person, supposed to be watched, left undetected for hours and was found at a hospital miles away, missing medications that could mean life and death. Staff allowed one of the most helpless to be abandoned with no plan.
March 4, 2025: Nearby disaster—utter filth spreads infection in all directions at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Bloodstained laundry and infected briefs were thrown directly onto floors. Staff ignored basic handwashing, never changed gloves or used protective gowns, turning every resident room into a contamination hot zone.
March 4, 2025: Horror of repeat neglect—staff fail again and again to clean perineal folds, causing agony and shame at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Using the same dirty towel and wipes, staff scrub fragile skin back and forth, leaving residents burning, sore, and hurting for days, while the very basic steps to prevent infection are ignored.
March 4, 2025: Relentless exposure—catheter bags left on beds, risking deadly infection at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Urinary drainage bags, meant to be kept below the waist, were found on beds and left unattended, risking backflow that can cause deadly sepsis. Staff had no clue why this was wrong.
March 4, 2025: Massive infection risk—unclean hands, dirty gloves, and wasted protection at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Staff skipped hand hygiene between glove changes and ignored policies mandating gowns and clean practices. These failures meant residents full of wounds and catheters were directly exposed to whatever was on the last surface touched.
March 4, 2025: Unthinkable—filthy gloves and linens move from patient to patient at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Dirty gloves are not changed, wipes dropped and reused, linens are tossed on the floor and reused. Infection control exists in name only—residents left swimming in risk.
December 12, 2024: Dangerous neglect after falls—bruises and confusion ignored at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
A resident fell, was found on the floor, became bruised and confused—and no nurse ever checked for brain injury. Tragically, this left them at risk for internal bleeding and unseen, silent suffering.
December 12, 2024: Resident’s cries for help lost—pain and blood ignored after a fall at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Family found a resident slumped, blood pooling beneath her, after a fall with staff never notifying loved ones or doing basic checks. She was left in blood-stained clothes and growing confusion, with everything hidden from her family.
July 3, 2024: Staff refuse critical wound care, bacteria feast on open sores at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Wounds oozed, antibiotics were skipped, and proper cleanings ignored—leaving the frailest elders to the risk of life-threatening infection and bedsores so deep they threaten life.
July 3, 2024: Chaos with medications—life-saving drugs missed and charted wrong at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Doctors’ orders went undiscovered, medicine times skipped, wounds untended, and infection raged on as charts went blank and patients went without even basic treatments.
June 20, 2024: Oxygen crisis—breathing tubes filthy and deadly at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Oxygen masks and tubing were completely neglected—dirty, unchanged, moldy, infectious. With every breath, seniors inhaled dangerous bacteria, risking death just for breathing.
June 20, 2024: Forgotten oxygen—suffocation risk as therapy equipment neglected at Nursing home owned by Vertical Health Services
Machines for breathing support had unchanged filters, tubing, and backup supplies, with staff ignorant of proper settings. Patients gasped for air, risking suffocation, attacks, or hospitalization every shift.