Every Medicare-certified nursing home in Kansas, graded on inspections, staffing, turnover
and enforcement history.
12 homes in the state sit in the federal Special Focus programme.
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.
The Shepherd's Center is small, 28 beds, and it's a nonprofit, but that hasn't kept it out of trouble. CMS has it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a pattern of serious problems, and the inspection record backs that up: 26 deficiencies, three of them at harm or jeopardy level, three abuse-related, plus a $13,627 fine. Staffing tells two stories. The federal formula gives it top marks, yet the actual hours per resident land about 19% under the national average, and weekends run thinner still. Turnover sits at 58.1%.
Kearny County Hospital Ltcu is a 40-bed county-owned home in Lakin, and the federal numbers are hard to read past. Inspectors have cited 43 deficiencies on the current record, two of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, and the staffing rating sits at the bottom of CMS's scale, well below what the government considers adequate. The result: 8 fines totaling $69,565, and a place in the Special Focus Facility program, which CMS reserves for the homes with the most persistent problems. The last inspection was in October 2024, so that record is current, not stale. County ownership here doesn't translate into better care. If you're considering this home, ask what's changed since that inspection.
The corporate-owned home on East 6th Street has been cited 42 times on its current record, including four deficiencies where residents were actually harmed and two tied to abuse. Fines total $70,521 across three separate penalties. Staffing looks decent on paper, 4.04 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but 72.2% of the staff turned over in a year, well past the 45.8% norm, and weekends run about 10% thinner than weekdays. That combination is hard to sustain. The most recent inspection, in January 2026, didn't fix it; the health and quality ratings both sit at the bottom. For a 45-bed building in Reno County, that's a lot of enforcement for a small census.
Orchard Gardens runs on 2.63 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a third less than the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 9% below what it manages during the week. Turnover sits at 66.1% against a 45.8% national figure, so the people around your relative are frequently people who just arrived. The current inspection record lists 50 deficiencies, including three at the harm level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $26,795 and a one-star inspection rating from CMS. The last inspection was April 2025. Its limited liability ownership structure means the company behind it is the entity accountable for all of this.
Clearwater Nursing & Rehabilitation Center runs 55 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers behind its record are hard to dress up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.31 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover hits 70% where the national figure is 45.8%. Its current inspection record carries 63 deficiencies, nine of them at harm or jeopardy level and six tied to abuse, plus three fines totaling $214,803. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. If you're considering this one, ask hard questions and look closely at the most recent inspection, dated June 2026.
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.
Holton Health Care Center runs on 2.82 nursing hours per resident per day, well under the national figure of 3.86, and weekend coverage dips about 9% below what the home staffs on weekdays. Its inspection record shows 60 deficiencies, seven of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, and four fines totaling $201,614, with a CMS inspection in August 2025 and a spot in the federal Special Focus Facility program, which flags homes with a persistent pattern of poor care. For-profit ownership under a limited liability company means the people who set the budget aren't the ones on the floor at 2 a.m.
Colby Operator, LLC runs a 40-bed for-profit partnership home, and the numbers around its staff are the first thing to notice. Its 3.86 nurse hours per resident day lands right at the national average, but weekends run about 13 percent thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover sits at 65.3 percent against a national 45.8, that's a lot of churn for a small building. The inspection record shows 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus a $40,381 fine; the most recent inspection was June 2025. Quality and staffing measures both come back at one star out of five.
Bonner Springs Nursing & Rehab Center runs on 2.84 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop another 12% below its own weekday level. That thin coverage sits behind a 1-out-of-5 rating on staffing, and the workforce numbers explain why: 82.4% annual turnover, nearly double the national rate. Inspectors cited 59 deficiencies on the current record, four serious enough to put residents in harm's way, three tied to abuse, with $39,696 in fines. The last inspection was April 2025. This is a small for-profit LLC home with a 1-out-of-5 record on all three CMS measures, staffing, health inspections, and quality.
Medicalodges Paola runs on 1.90 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, roughly half the national figure, and weekends drop about 12% below what the home already provides on weekdays. Annual turnover sits at 55.6% against a national average of 45.8%, so the staff you meet may not be there in a year. The inspection record shows 27 deficiencies, five of them serious enough to put residents at risk of harm, two tied to abuse. Kansas inspectors cited the home most recently in July 2025, and three fines totaling $78,225 sit on the books. Its three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, staffing, all land at two out of five.
Tonganoxie Terrace runs on 3.00 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 10% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 68.6% versus 45.8% nationally, meaning most of the people caring for your relative likely weren't there a year ago. The current record shows 56 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level and two abuse-related, plus $47,317 in fines. Its last inspection was January 29, 2026. This is a for-profit limited liability company with a 90-bed census. Every CMS star category sits at 1 out of 5.
Nortonville Health Care Center is a 45-bed for-profit home in Jefferson County, and the numbers behind its record are hard to get past. Nurse staffing sits at 3.04 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, weekends run about 18% thinner than weekdays, and annual turnover is 80.7%, nearly double the national figure, so the people caring for residents change constantly. The inspection history includes 74 deficiencies, 12 at harm or jeopardy level and 3 abuse-related, with four fines totaling $252,207, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program. That program exists for homes with a persistent pattern of poor care, and the most recent inspection in January 2026 means the record is current, not old.
Redbud Village runs 34 beds as a nonprofit, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.73 hours per resident day, about 3% under the national average of 3.86. That gap widens on weekends, when coverage drops roughly 6% below what the home staffs on weekdays. The record shows five deficiencies, two of them serious enough to count as harm or jeopardy, plus one tied to abuse, and CMS has issued two fines totaling $24,779.
One thing in the home's favor: the most recent inspection was March 12, 2025, so the state's picture of conditions here is fairly current rather than years stale. If you're weighing this one, ask specifically about the abuse-related finding and how weekend coverage is handled.
Access Mental Health in Peabody holds 45 certified beds under for-profit limited liability ownership, and its last inspection was June 3, 2026. Staff turnover sits at 25.9% against a national average of 45.8%, so on retention this home beats most of its peers. The rest of the record runs the other way: 45 deficiencies, 10 of them at the harm or jeopardy level, 5 tied to abuse, and three CMS fines totaling $122,551. CMS has placed it in the Special Focus Facility program, which is reserved for homes with a persistent pattern of serious problems. Low turnover alone doesn't offset that kind of inspection history.