Nursing homes across Cherokee County, Kansas, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Quaker Hill Manor runs 53 certified beds in Baxter Springs under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its grade are mostly steady. Nurse staffing sits at 3.78 hours per resident day, a hair under the national 3.86, and weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits Saturdays and Sundays. The 42.9% annual turnover is actually slightly better than the national 45.8%. On inspections, a December 2025 visit is recent, and its 20 deficiencies include none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, which matters more than the raw count. All three CMS star ratings, health inspection, quality measures, and staffing, land at 4 out of 5.
Medicalodges Columbus runs 4.90 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 27% above the national average, and weekends dip only about 8% below its own weekday levels. That staffing cushion is real, but it comes with churn: 55.3% annual turnover against a 45.8% national figure, meaning the people providing that care keep changing. The inspection record is the harder read, 21 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and $36,322 in fines across two events, with the most recent inspection in February 2025. Strong quality measures and steady hours don't erase a two-star health inspection history.
Galena Nursing & Rehab runs 45 beds under corporate ownership, and the numbers that stand out most aren't the staffing hours, 3.81 per resident day is only about 1% under the national average, but who's still there to work them. Turnover sits at 66%, well above the 45.8% national figure, and weekends run roughly 15% thinner than weekdays, so coverage gaps land hardest when families visit. The inspection record is the bigger concern: 18 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse, plus a $21,645 fine. The most recent inspection was April 2025, so the picture is current, not stale.