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Medicaid nursing homes in Kansas

292 of Kansas's 296 nursing homes are certified to accept KanCare — and 264 accept both Medicare and Medicaid, which matters if a rehabilitation stay may turn into a long one.

Why dual certification matters

A stay often begins as Medicare-funded rehabilitation after a hospital admission and becomes long-term care when recovery stalls. If the home takes Medicare but not Medicaid, that transition means a move — at exactly the point when moving is hardest on the resident. Homes certified for both let the payer change without the address changing.

Questions to ask before admission

  • Do you accept KanCare, and do you limit how many Medicaid residents you take?
  • If my relative spends down and moves onto Medicaid, can they stay in the same room?
  • Do you require a period of private pay before accepting Medicaid? (Ask this in writing.)
  • Who at the home helps families with the Medicaid application?

Best-graded Medicaid homes in Kansas

#1
A

100/100

Hill Top House

Bucklin, KS · Ford County

CMS 5/5 29 beds Government Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.38 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy

#2
A

99/100

Bethel Health Care Center

North Newton, KS · Harvey County

CMS 5/5 65 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.91 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0
#3
A

97.5/100

Community Hospital Onaga Ltcu

St Marys, KS · Pottawatomie County

CMS 5/5 26 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.73 /day
Staff turnover
30%
Serious cites
0
#4
A

97/100

Dooley Center

Atchison, KS · Atchison County

CMS 5/5 44 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.02 /day
Staff turnover
33%
Serious cites
0
#5
A

97/100

Southwind At Spearville

Spearville, KS · Ford County

CMS 4/5 28 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.78 /day
Staff turnover
10%
Serious cites
0
#9
A

94/100

Leonardville Nursing Home

Leonardville, KS · Riley County

CMS 5/5 55 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.10 /day
Staff turnover
35%
Serious cites
0
#10
A

94/100

Larksfield Place

Wichita, KS · Sedgwick County

CMS 5/5 80 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.55 /day
Staff turnover
34%
Serious cites
0
#11
A

93/100

Mount St Mary

Wichita, KS · Sedgwick County

CMS 5/5 24 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
5.08 /day
Staff turnover
31%
Serious cites
0
#12
A

93/100

Wesley Towers Inc

Hutchinson, KS · Reno County

CMS 5/5 52 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.00 /day
Staff turnover
42%
Serious cites
0
#13
A

92.5/100

Bethesda Home

Goessel, KS · Marion County

CMS 5/5 57 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
3.85 /day
Staff turnover
32%
Serious cites
0
#14
A

92/100

Western Prairie Senior Living Llc

Ulysses, KS · Grant County

CMS 5/5 60 beds For-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.37 /day
Staff turnover
36%
Serious cites
0
#15
A

92/100

Bethel Home

Montezuma, KS · Gray County

CMS 5/5 56 beds Non-profit Medicaid
Nurse hours
4.58 /day
Staff turnover
29%
Serious cites
1

1 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy