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Cedargate Health Care Center

Nursing Home · Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901

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Setting
Nursing Home

The city

Living in Poplar Bluff, MO

Poplar Bluff sits in southeastern Missouri's Ozark foothills, offering small-town calm with easy access to outdoor recreation. Nurses relocating here will find a tight-knit community, a slower pace of life, and a regional healthcare hub serving surrounding rural areas.

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State price level · Missouri
90.8
9% below the national average
Median gross rent
$760/mo
rent and tenant-paid utilities

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

Who they are

You would be applying to Cedargate Health Care Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

  • Nursing Home · Poplar Bluff
More about Cedargate Health Care Center

The town sits in Southeast Missouri and is described in community writeups as classic small-town living: neighbors still wave, local shops remember regulars, and you move between parks, shopping, healthcare, schools, and seasonal events without big-city traffic or prices. It is framed as a practical fit for families, first-time buyers, and anyone who wants lower costs with everyday convenience. Missouri is a compact-license state, so a multistate license carries you here with less extra paperwork. State income tax is graduated, with a top rate around 4.7%. In the wider local market, HealthTrust Workforce Solutions also appears as a nearby employer. What you will not find in the current validated sources are solid Cedargate-specific pay ranges, nurse-to-patient ratios, scheduling rules, residency or tuition support, or unit-level culture notes. If the town’s pace and cost of living are the main draw for you, that is the concrete setting you would be walking into; the facility’s own numbers are still thin on the record.

Why nurses stay

How they describe the culture

small-towncommunityaffordablefamily-friendlylow-trafficsoutheast-missouriquiet-pacelocal

What nurses say in reviews

The good

  • Poplar Bluff framed as small-town living with neighbors who wave and shops that remember regulars
  • Daily life mixes parks, shopping, healthcare, schools, and seasonal events without big-city traffic or prices
  • Missouri is a compact-license state
  • Graduated state income tax with a top rate near 4.7%
  • Town cast among cheaper and safer U.S. places to live and a fit for families and first-time buyers

The hard parts

  • No usable pay data from our postings yet
  • Scheduling, float policy, ratios, and EHR details are unstated
  • Union status is unknown
I came for the sign-on bonus. I stayed because on my hardest night, my whole team stayed with me.
A nurse, on why they stayed

The reality check

Before you decide

Quick facts

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Aug 2, 2026
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Cedargate Health Care Center

Director of Nursing (DON)

$95,000 - $100,000 a year

Poplar Bluff, Missouri

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