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B

77.5/100

Above average

The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth

5401 W 143Rd Street, Leawood, KS 66224

CMS 2/5 stars #20 of 35 in Johnson County (913) 249-3600
Certified beds
70
Occupancy
88%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $12,418 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth

The Healthcare Resort of Leawood runs a for-profit operation with 70 certified beds, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.05 hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average. But weekend coverage drops roughly 7% below its own weekday levels, so care thins out when families tend to visit. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 36 deficiencies on file, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, plus a $19,105 fine. A 2/5 inspection rating against 4/5 marks for both quality measures and staffing tells you the clinical numbers look better than the survey history. The most recent inspection was August 2025, so that record is current, not stale.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing20/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes12/15Enforcement8/10

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

30/30

Citations 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

20/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.98 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.76 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 7% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

12/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$12,418 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day4.05 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.76 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours3.76 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 6, 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 record

Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP, which operates 344 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth

What is the ElderGrade for The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth? +

The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth holds an ElderGrade of B (77.5 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 The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth? +

Residents receive an average of 4.05 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth 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 The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth accept Medicaid? +

Yes, The Healthcare Resort Of Leawood - Iron Horse Hlth 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.