183 of the 296 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Kansas (62%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. 29 of the 183 graded homes earn an A and 13 earn a D or F. They average 3.83 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.24 hours below the 4.07 for every home in Kansas. Mount St Mary in Wichita grades highest at A (93 out of 100).
How chain-owned homes in Kansas compare
This group set against every nursing home in Kansas, from the current CMS release.
Nursing hours per resident per day
3.83
All homes in Kansas: 4.07
Worse than the local average
Nurse staff turnover
50.8%
All homes in Kansas: 48.1%
Worse than the local average
Average ElderGrade score
72.8/100
All homes in Kansas: 75.8/100
Worse than the local average
Grade spread
A
B
C
29 grade A, 85 grade B, 56 grade C, 13 grade D,
The best-graded chain-owned home in Kansas is
Mount St Mary
in Wichita, KS, grade A, 93/100.
Merriam Gardens runs on 3.01 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip another 8 percent below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 50 percent against a national 45.8 percent. The 36 deficiencies on record include nothing flagged at harm or jeopardy level and no abuse citations, which matters, but ten fines totaling $74,562 and a two-star inspection rating suggest the problems are persistent rather than isolated. The last inspection was October 2024, so the record is reasonably current. For-profit, limited liability ownership. Ask about weekday-to-weekend staffing patterns and how they hold onto aides.
Via Christi Village Pittsburg runs a nonprofit home with 96 beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.06 hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, though weekend coverage drops roughly 7% below its own weekday level. The bigger issue is turnover: 88.8% annually, nearly double the national rate of 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents are constantly changing. On inspections it holds a 3-star rating with 29 deficiencies on record, including two at the harm level and one tied to abuse, plus a $13,397 fine. Ownership changed within the past year, and its last inspection was October 2024.
Diversicare Of Haysville runs about 2.88 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops another 13% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest shifts come exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 55.2% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing team turns over in a year. The inspection record is the harder problem: 40 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with $38,327 in fines. The 4/5 quality measure score reflects reported care outcomes, but the 1/5 inspection rating and 2/5 staffing rating describe what surveyors actually found. This for-profit LLC is licensed for 119 beds.
The inspection record at Medicalodges Frontenac shows 29 deficiencies, one of them serious enough to involve actual harm or jeopardy to a resident, and a federal fine of $16,858. Staff turnover runs at 56.3 percent a year, well above the 45.8 percent national average, and CMS rates staffing at just one star out of five. With 55 certified beds and corporate for-profit ownership, the numbers point to a building where workers cycle through quickly and care problems have been documented, not hypothetical. If you're considering this one for someone you love, ask the administrator directly how they're addressing the turnover and what changed after the November 2024 inspection.
Diversicare Of Sedgwick runs on 2.96 nurse hours per resident per day, about a quarter below the national average, and weekend staffing drops roughly another 10% under its own weekday level. That thin coverage shows up in the inspection record: 32 deficiencies, two involving actual harm or jeopardy, one tied to abuse, and a $51,670 fine. Staff turnover hits 78% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents are new to the building. The last inspection was May 2025, so the record is current rather than stale. For-profit ownership through a limited liability company. The quality measure score is decent; the staffing and inspection scores are not, and staffing is what you'd actually feel day to day.
El Dorado Care and Rehab runs 50 certified beds under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its staffing tells the clearest story here. At 3.73 nurse hours per resident day, it sits slightly under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below its own weekday coverage. The bigger concern is turnover: 83% of staff leave annually, against a national average near 46%, that kind of churn makes consistent care hard to maintain. Its record shows 34 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse. Health inspection and staffing each earned 2 of 5 stars from CMS, with quality measures at 3. The most recent inspection was in April 2026.
Advena Living At Fountainview runs lean on staff. At 3.18 nurse hours per resident day, it sits about 18% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly another 15% below its own weekday coverage. That thin margin shows up in the workforce itself: 72.2% annual turnover, well above the 45.8% national figure, meaning the aides and nurses your family member sees are frequently new. The inspection record carries 35 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, with a single fine of $30,566. The most recent inspection was January 2025, so the picture is current. Quality measures score low against inspection and staffing marks that land mid-range.
Louisburg Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center runs about 3.49 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends dip another 11% below its own weekday levels. Staff turnover sits at 38.6%, better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who are there tend to stay. What stands out is the inspection record: 24 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $19,218 fine, with the most recent inspection in August 2025. The quality measure rating of 1 out of 5 is the weakest mark in the file. For-profit ownership through a limited liability company, 60 beds.
Plaza West runs 151 certified beds as a for-profit LLC, and the numbers tell a consistent story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.70 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop roughly 22% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so care thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 58.7% is well above the 45.8% national figure, which means the people caring for your relative are often new. The inspection record is the heavier concern: 63 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with ten fines totaling $93,073 and a March 2025 inspection.
Shawnee Gardens runs 3.68 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 7% below its own weekday numbers. The bigger flag is turnover: 74.2% of staff leaving annually against a national rate near 46% means the people caring for residents are constantly new. Its inspection record shows 57 deficiencies, including 6 at harm or jeopardy level and 5 tied to abuse, with four fines totaling $80,905 and a one-star health inspection rating. The last inspection was September 2024. A for-profit corporation owns the 130-bed home, and quality measures sit at three stars while staffing holds at two.
Life Care Center of Andover runs 154 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers that matter most here aren't the quality measures, a 4-out-of-5 there, but the inspection record underneath them. CMS has flagged 58 deficiencies on the current record, including eight serious enough to cite harm or jeopardy and three tied to abuse. Seven fines total $113,851, and the home sits in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the small share of homes with persistent serious problems. Staffing runs 3.75 hours per resident day, just under the national average, and drops about 12% on weekends. Turnover is 51.9%, higher than the 45.8% national figure.
Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center is a 90-bed for-profit in Salina, and the numbers behind its record deserve a close look. Nurse staffing runs about 16% under the national average, weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekdays, and annual turnover sits at 94.1% against a national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for residents are, more often than not, on their way out. The inspection history is heavy: 64 deficiencies, 11 at harm or jeopardy level, four abuse-related, five fines totaling $147,090, and CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes. Its most recent inspection was April 2025.
Good Samaritan Society - Liberal runs a non-profit home with 45 certified beds, and the staffing numbers are genuinely strong: 4.07 nurse hours per resident per day, about 5% above the national average, with turnover at 32.6% versus 45.8% nationally. Weekend coverage dips roughly 15% below weekday levels, which matters when a resident needs help on a Saturday.
Where it falls apart is inspections. CMS rates the health inspection side 1 out of 5, with 32 deficiencies on record, 7 at the harm or jeopardy level and 3 tied to abuse, plus four fines totaling $94,784. The home sits in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, reserved for the country's most persistently troubled homes, and its last inspection was July 2024. Good staff, serious safety problems.
Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit LLC home with 81 certified beds, and the numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.28 hours per resident day, roughly 15 percent under the national average, and weekends run about 4 percent thinner than weekdays, meaning coverage is lightest exactly when backup is scarcest. Its 52.1 percent annual turnover tops the national rate of 45.8 percent, so the people providing that thinner care are also cycling out the door. On the inspection side, 53 deficiencies sit on the current record, including 5 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, with three fines totaling $60,639. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care.
Providence Living Center runs 2.46 nurse staffing hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a third less hands-on care than the typical home. Weekend coverage drops another 12% below its own weekday level, and 71% of staff turned over in a year, well above the 45.8% national figure. On inspections, this for-profit home carries 35 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, plus a $22,925 fine, with its last inspection in December 2025. The quality measure score sits at 3 out of 5 stars, but staffing and inspection results both land at 1, a split worth understanding before you visit.
The corporate-owned home on East 6th Street has been cited 42 times on its current record, including four deficiencies where residents were actually harmed and two tied to abuse. Fines total $70,521 across three separate penalties. Staffing looks decent on paper, 4.04 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but 72.2% of the staff turned over in a year, well past the 45.8% norm, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. That combination is hard to sustain. The most recent inspection, in January 2026, didn't fix it; the health and quality ratings both sit at the bottom. For a 45-bed building in Reno County, that's a lot of enforcement for a small census.
Orchard Gardens runs on 2.63 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a third less than the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 9% below what it manages during the week. Turnover sits at 66.1% against a 45.8% national figure, so the people around your relative are frequently people who just arrived. The current inspection record lists 50 deficiencies, including three at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $26,795 and a one-star inspection rating from CMS. The last inspection was April 2025. Its limited liability ownership structure means the company behind it is the entity accountable for all of this.
Clearwater Nursing & Rehabilitation Center runs 55 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.31 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 70% where the national figure is 45.8%. Its current inspection record carries 63 deficiencies, nine of them at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $214,803. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. If you're considering this one, ask hard questions and look closely at the most recent inspection, dated June 2026.
Tanglewood runs on 2.78 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop about another 10% from that already thin level. Staff turnover sits at 71.2% against a national 45.8%, so the people left are often the newest ones. The inspection record shows 45 deficiencies, three serious enough to cause harm, two tied to abuse, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the small share of homes with a pattern of poor inspections. Two fines total $227,440. The quality star rating looks better, but that's mostly self-reported data; the staffing and inspection scores reflect what surveyors actually found.
Holton Health Care Center runs on 2.82 nursing hours per resident per day, well under the national figure of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 9% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Its inspection record shows 60 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, and four fines totaling $201,614, with a CMS inspection in August 2025 and a spot in the federal Special Focus Facility program, which flags homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. For-profit ownership under a limited liability company means the people who set the budget aren't the ones on the floor at 2 a.m.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in Kansas?
There are 183 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in Kansas, 62% of the 296 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In Kansas they average 3.83 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 4.07 for all nursing homes in Kansas, a difference of -0.24 hours. Staff turnover averages 50.8% against 48.1%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in Kansas?
Mount St Mary in Wichita, KS, grade A, 93 out of 100.
Does being chain-owned mean a nursing home is safe?
No. Of the 183 graded chain-owned homes in Kansas, 29 grade A and 13 grade D or F.
Do chain-owned nursing homes in Kansas accept Medicaid?