McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living

What is McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living's Missouri license record?

McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living holds Missouri DHSS license 053469 as an Assisted Living Facility licensed as Option 2 (ALF**), with 164 licensed beds and a disclosed Alzheimer's special care unit.

The licensee of record is McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff, LLC. Its current license term began March 19, 2026 and runs through March 18, 2028.

What did Missouri DHSS inspectors find at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living?

Show Me LTC lists 14 inspections and complaint investigations for McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living, 9 of them since October 2023. In the 8 most recent it itemizes, Missouri DHSS cited 13 requirements, and 1 of those 8 were deficiency-free.

The cited requirements cluster in fire safety and evacuation (4), medication management (1), building, sanitation and food service (1). The most recent examples, in the state's wording:

• March 3, 2026 — Protection from Hazards. (B) The storage of unnecessary combustible materials in any part of a building in which a licensed facility is located is prohibited. (rule class I/II) Corrected April 10, 2026.
• March 3, 2026 — The outer clothing of all employees shall be clean and employees shall use effective hair restraints to prevent the contamination of food or food-contact surfaces. (rule class III) Corrected April 10, 2026.
• March 3, 2026 — At all times, including while being stored, prepared, displayed, served or transported to or from the facility, food shall be protected from potential contamination,… (rule class II/III) Corrected April 10, 2026.
• March 3, 2026 — Containers of food shall be stored above the floor in a manner that protects the food from splash and other contamination and that permits easy cleaning of the… (rule class III) Corrected April 10, 2026.
• March 3, 2026 — Glasses and cups shall be stored inverted. Other stored utensils shall be covered or inverted, wherever practical. Facilities for the storage of knives, forks and… (rule class III) Corrected April 10, 2026.

Missouri tags each rule by class: Class I guards against imminent danger, Class II relates directly to resident health and safety, Class III indirectly (RSMo 198.085). The tag describes the rule, not harm that occurred.

How do you verify McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living's license with Missouri DHSS?

Search the Show Me Long Term Care portal by county, then open McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living's record to see every inspection date and the requirements cited.

1. Open Show Me Long Term Care (Missouri DHSS).
2. Choose CLAY in the County box and click ShowMeResults!
3. Select MCCRITE PLAZA AT BRIARCLIFF ASSISTED LIVING at level ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY OPTION 2.
4. Click any inspection date to read the requirements DHSS cited and when they were corrected.

The portal has no per-facility link. The license number to match is 053469 in the DHSS LTC Directory.

What does an Option 2 assisted living license mean for residents at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living?

As an Option 2 assisted living facility, McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living may serve residents who can't evacuate the building on their own, as long as it staffs for evacuations and writes an individualized evacuation plan into each such resident's service plan.

DHSS describes this level as a facility that may accept or retain residents with an impairment that prevents their safe evacuation, but only with added staffing to assist in evacuations and an individualized evacuation plan in the resident's service plan. Missouri assisted living follows a social model of care and may keep a resident only if that person doesn't need hospitalization or skilled nursing placement (19 CSR 30-86).

Does McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living have a memory care unit?

Yes. McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living has disclosed an Alzheimer's special care unit to DHSS.

Missouri has no separate memory care license. Under RSMo 198.510 a facility offering an Alzheimer's special care unit must file a disclosure with DHSS describing what makes the care suited to people with dementia, and give it to the family at admission. Ask for it before you tour.

Where is McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living and what's nearby in Kansas City, MO?

McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living is at 1201 NW Tullison Rd in Kansas City, MO 64116 (Clay County, MO), part of the metro's Northland area. It is one of 31 licensed assisted living or residential care facilities with an address in Kansas City, MO.

Hospitals families in the Northland use most include North Kansas City Hospital, Saint Luke's North Hospital, Liberty Hospital. Ask which hospital residents are usually sent to and whether staff send records ahead.

Other licensed communities nearby:

• Rockhill Manor Assisted Living — Option 1 — Kansas City, MO, 154 beds, Assisted Living (Option 1)
• The Gardens at Barry Road (8300 NW Barry Road) — Kansas City, MO, 124 beds, Assisted Living (Option 1)
• American House Burlington Creek — Kansas City, MO, 110 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2)
• Wexford Place Assisted Living and Memory Support by Senior Star — Kansas City, MO, 98 beds, Assisted Living (Option 2)

More on care options here: Kansas City assisted living guide.

What does assisted living cost at a community like McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living?

Assisted living in the Kansas City metro typically runs $3,200–$5,800/mo in 2026 and memory care $4,500–$7,800/mo; McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living doesn't report its rates to Missouri DHSS, so ask for a written rate sheet.

At 164 beds, McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living is one of the larger communities in the metro. Larger buildings often price care in levels, smaller ones lean toward all-inclusive rates, so ask which model is used and what moves a resident to the next level. Because the building is in Missouri, the public help that applies is MO HealthNet (including the Aged and Disabled Waiver), which can pay for care services for eligible residents but not room and board, and not every community accepts it. See Kansas City memory care costs.

What should you ask when touring McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living?

Start with the topics Missouri DHSS has cited at McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living, then confirm staffing, the move-out line and the full monthly cost.

• Fire-safety or emergency rules were cited. Ask to see the current fire drill log and how night staff would evacuate a resident who can't walk.
• Medication rules were cited. Ask who passes medications on each shift, how errors are logged, and what changed after the citation.
• Ask to see a sample individualized evacuation plan and the overnight staffing that supports it.
• Ask for the Alzheimer's special care disclosure filed with DHSS.
• What is the awake-overnight caregiver-to-resident ratio?
• How long have the administrator and the head of nursing been in their roles?
• Which care needs would require a move to a nursing facility?

How does McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living compare with other assisted living in Clay County, MO?

By licensed assisted living capacity, McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Assisted Living is the 1st-largest of 14 assisted living and residential care licenses in Clay County, MO.

Comparing across State Line? Missouri and Kansas license assisted living differently, so a bed count in one state isn't the same license as in the other. See every licensed option in the Kansas City assisted living directory.