Nursing homes across Shawnee County, Kansas, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Brewster Health Center runs on church-affiliated nonprofit ownership and staffs well above average, 5.70 nurse hours per resident day against a national 3.86, roughly half again the typical home. That staffing depth shows up in the four-out-of-five staffing rating and a perfect quality measure score, and the inspection record is recent, from June 2025, with nineteen deficiencies but none rising to harm or jeopardy. Two abuse-related citations are worth asking about directly. The real soft spots are turnover at 53.1 percent, higher than the 45.8 percent national figure, and weekend coverage that drops about 11 percent below weekday levels. Ask how they hold staffing steady on Saturdays and Sundays.
Lexington Park runs on 4.52 nurse hours per resident per day, about 17% above the national average, and weekend staffing dips only around 8% below its own weekday level, a modest drop, though it's worth asking how coverage holds up on Sundays. Turnover sits at 39.5%, better than the 45.8% national figure but still meaning roughly two in five caregivers leaving in a year, which matters for how well staff know residents. The inspection record is the strongest signal here: a 5/5 health inspection rating with just 8 deficiencies on file, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, from an inspection dated April 2026. Corporate-owned and for-profit, but the numbers back it up.
The Healthcare Resort Of Topeka runs a stable ship on the clinical side, a perfect five stars on both health inspections and quality measures, with no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level during a survey completed in December 2025. Staffing is where the picture gets thinner: 3.73 nurse hours per resident day sits just under the national average, and weekends drop about 14% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage tightens exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 40.5% is better than the national 45.8%, though not dramatically so. Worth asking about two abuse-related deficiencies on the current record, and how weekend shifts are actually covered.
Countryside Health Center runs on 1.86 nurse staffing hours per resident day, which is roughly half the national figure of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops another 14% below what the home manages on weekdays, so the thinnest shifts come when families tend to visit. The 16 deficiencies on record include none tied to harm or abuse, and the most recent inspection closed out in April 2025, so oversight is fairly current. Staff turnover of 38.6% is actually better than the 45.8% national average, and the quality measure score sits at the top of the scale. It's the day-to-day staffing math, not inspection findings, that shapes what care looks like here.
Heritage Grove Estates runs 80 beds in Topeka under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers cut both ways. Nurses give residents 4.03 hours a day, a bit above the national average, but weekends drop roughly 12% below what the home itself staffs on weekdays, so the coverage your family member gets depends on which day you visit. Annual turnover sits at 53.5%, well past the national 45.8%, which means a lot of new faces coming through. Inspections from August 2024 produced 18 deficiencies, three serious enough to threaten resident harm, though none involved abuse. The $9,113 in fines is modest. Clinical quality scores hold up; consistency of care is the open question.
Brighton Place North runs 2.04 nurse staffing hours per resident day, roughly 47% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about a quarter below its own weekday levels. That thin coverage shows up in the staffing star rating, which sits at 2 out of 5, even as the home's quality measure score hits 5 out of 5, a gap worth noticing, since quality scores reflect resident outcomes while staffing reflects daily presence. The inspection record shows 19 deficiencies, none at harm level but one abuse-related, plus three fines totaling $9,408; the last inspection was October 2025. Turnover at 43.8% is close to the national 45.8%. With 34 beds and corporate for-profit ownership, this is a small home where staffing is the real question.
Rolling Hills Health Center in Topeka is a for-profit, LLC-owned home with 70 certified beds, and its numbers point in different directions. Nurse staffing sits at 3.27 hours per resident day, roughly 15% under the national average, and weekends run about 15% thinner than weekdays, so the weakest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 53.5%, well above the national 45.8%, which means caregivers change often. On the record: 44 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a $14,186 fine. The last inspection was July 2025, so that picture is current.
Topeka Presbyterian Manor runs a genuine split: the nursing hours are there, 4.54 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and that earns a top-tier staffing rating. Weekend coverage dips about 8% below its own weekday level, though it stays respectable. The problems sit elsewhere. On the current record there are 33 deficiencies, five of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way and one tied to abuse, with four fines totaling $56,260. Health inspection and quality measure ratings both land at the bottom of the scale. Staff turnover, at 47.4%, runs slightly worse than the national figure. Good hours, troubled oversight, the staffing is not where the risk lives here.
Brighton Place West runs on thin staffing: 2.41 nurse hours per resident per day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 9% leaner than weekdays. That gap shows up in the federal staffing rating, which lands at the lowest tier, and in a 59.5% annual turnover rate that sits well above the 45.8% national figure. On paper the quality measures look strong, but 20 deficiencies on the current record, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, and a $16,820 fine tell a different story. The last inspection was in October 2024, so the record is recent. For-profit corporate ownership, 50 beds.
The nurse staffing number at The Gardens At Aldersgate looks fine on its face, 4.01 hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but the turnover rate tells a different story. At 64.2%, roughly three in five caregivers are leaving each year, well past the national figure of 45.8%, and weekend coverage drops about 7% below what the home runs on weekdays. The inspection record is the harder problem: 56 deficiencies, four serious enough to cause harm or jeopardy, four tied to abuse, and three fines totaling $56,617, with the most recent inspection in January 2026. A for-profit LLC operation with that citation history and 175 beds is worth a close, unannounced visit before you decide anything.
Legacy On 10Th Avenue runs on 3.01 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 22 percent under the national average, and weekends dip about 10 percent below what the home itself staffs on weekdays. Turnover sits at 65.4 percent against a national 45.8, most of the people caring for your relative will be gone within the year. The inspection record is the heavier problem: 55 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, two abuse-related, with a 1-out-of-5 inspection rating. That last inspection on March 31, 2026 means the findings are current, not old history.
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.
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.
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.