77/100
Above average
Medicalodges Independence
1000 Mulberry, Independence, KS 67301
- Certified beds
- 45
- Occupancy
- 86%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
Our read on Medicalodges Independence
Medicalodges Independence runs on thin staffing, 3.69 nurse hours per resident per day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 14% below what the home covers Monday through Friday. That gap matters most when families visit on Saturdays and find fewer hands on deck. Turnover sits at 38.5%, which is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay tend to stay. State inspectors visited in June 2025 and logged 17 deficiencies, none involving harm or abuse, and the home's inspection and staffing marks both hold at 4 out of 5 stars, while its quality measures lag at 2. Corporate-owned and Medicare-certified for 45 beds.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
20/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →4.16 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →0.65 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays
Staff stability
12/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →39% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
5/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
10/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →No federal fines on record
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 18, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
Who owns this home
Full recordPart of MEDICALODGES, INC., which operates 18 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
What families say
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Common questions about Medicalodges Independence
What is the ElderGrade for Medicalodges Independence? +
Medicalodges Independence holds an ElderGrade of B (77 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Medicalodges Independence? +
Residents receive an average of 3.69 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Medicalodges Independence been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Medicalodges Independence accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Medicalodges Independence is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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