Here are 6 Nursing Homes in Ford County, KS

Nurse hours

4.38 /day

Staff turnover

29%

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Hill Top House runs on a government hospital district budget in Bucklin, and the numbers suggest the money goes to people. Nurse staffing sits at 4.38 hours per resident day, about 13% above the national average, and weekends only dip roughly 5% below weekday levels, a small gap by nursing home standards. Staff turnover is 29%, well under the national 45.8%, so the aides and nurses here tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in inspections: 15 deficiencies on record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a middling 3 out of 5 inspection rating, though the last survey was recent, in November 2024, with nothing abuse-related. With 29 beds, it stays small enough that consistency matters more than scale.

Nurse hours

4.78 /day

Staff turnover

10%

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Southwind At Spearville runs on an unusually steady crew for a nursing home its size. Nurse staffing sits near 4.78 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter above the national average, and weekend coverage barely dips below weekday levels, a gap that typically signals a home isn't scrambling to fill shifts. Annual turnover of 10% is strikingly low next to the national 45.8%, which matters more than any single inspection score, since aides who stay tend to know residents' routines. The tradeoff: 13 deficiencies on the current record, including one abuse-related finding, though none rose to harm or jeopardy. State inspectors last visited in January 2026, so the picture is current.

Nurse hours

6.58 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Kansas Soldiers Home runs on unusually heavy staffing for a nursing home, 6.58 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86. That's the strongest thing about it, and it shows up in the five-star staffing rating. Turnover sits at 27.6%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. Weekends thin out, though, running about 24% below weekday coverage. The inspection record is the harder part: 25 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two abuse-related, with a two-star health inspection rating. The last survey was August 2025, so the picture is current rather than stale. State-run ownership, 56 beds, and a mixed record, strong hands on deck, but real problems documented.

Nurse hours

3.56 /day

Staff turnover

52%

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Manor Of The Plains runs 50 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.56 hours per resident day, about 8% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops roughly 8% below its own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 51.9% against a national 45.8%, so the staff you meet may not be the staff there next year. The current record carries 20 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related. That's the tension worth sitting with: strong quality and staffing marks alongside real findings and steady churn.

Nurse hours

3.69 /day

Staff turnover

41%

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Trinity Manor runs about 46 beds in Dodge City under for-profit LLC ownership, and its most recent inspection wrapped up in January 2025, so the record you're looking at is current, not stale. The health inspection side holds up reasonably well, but 15 deficiencies on file include two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, which is the kind of thing worth asking about directly rather than glossing over. Staffing sits slightly under the national average at 3.69 nurse hours per resident day, and weekends run thinner than weekdays by roughly 12%, so coverage can dip when it matters. Turnover at 40.5% is better than average, though two fines totaling $29,773 suggest the problems weren't just paperwork.

Nurse hours

3.42 /day

Staff turnover

64%

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Sunporch Of Dodge City runs at 3.42 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 11 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 9 percent below its own weekday staffing. That gap matters more than the raw number, because care doesn't pause on Saturdays. Annual turnover sits at 63.9 percent against a national 45.8, so nearly two-thirds of the staff cycle out each year, a churn rate that makes consistent care hard to hold onto. The current record shows 16 deficiencies, none at the harm level but one tied to abuse, and the last inspection came in January 2025. This is a nonprofit corporation, 45 beds, mid-range on all three federal ratings. Nothing here is alarming, and nothing here is reassuring either.