Cedargate Health Care Center
Nursing Home · Poplar Bluff, Missouri 63901
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- 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.
Browse roles in Poplar Bluff- 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
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.”
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Aug 2, 2026
Weighing a first job here?
The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.
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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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