Kansas Nursing Homes: Violations, Fines and Worst Records

Over the last three inspection cycles, Kansas nursing homes received 597 citations for accident hazards and supervision, with 200 of them citing resident harm or immediate danger. These inspection counts appear in the federal nursing home data files published by CMS, the federal Medicare agency, covering all 296 Kansas nursing homes. A citation for immediate danger is severe: a safety failure caused a resident serious injury or death, or created that risk. Kansas records count 124 facilities that received at least one.

Statewide nursing staff turnover, meaning the share of nursing staff who left within a year, averaged 48.1% in the Kansas staffing reports, against a national average of 45.8%. Kansas facilities averaged 4.07 hours of total nurse staffing per resident per day; the national average was 3.86 hours. Since September 2023, federal regulators have also fined 147 Kansas nursing homes a combined $6,047,179. In June 2024, Clearwater Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Clearwater received a $170,765 federal fine, the largest single one in the state during that period.

Through the KDADS Facilities Directory, families can look up the state inspection history of any Kansas facility. It covers nursing facilities and adult care homes in Kansas, and each entry links to facility details, inspection results, and the last survey posting date. A federal profile for each Kansas facility is also available through Medicare's Care Compare, a search tool that used to be called Nursing Home Compare. On that site, the page for each Kansas nursing home leads to its federal inspection reports. These reports carry the title Form CMS-2567 statement of deficiencies, and they spell out what inspectors cited.

Anyone worried about care at a Kansas facility can contact the state survey agency (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services) to file a complaint. Visit the KDADS hotlines page, or call 1-800-842-0078. The Kansas Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman, hosted by the Kansas Office of Public Advocates, is also available to residents and families at 1 (877) 662-8362. A person who suspects that a Kansas resident is being abused, neglected, or exploited can also call Adult Protective Services at 1-800-922-5330.