Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village

Location & what’s nearby

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Nearest of each type, straight-line distance. Hospitals come from the CMS Hospital General Information registry; everything else from Overture Maps (public data). Hospital and park hours are typical — call ahead to confirm.

Quality measures — how residents actually fare

Quality-measure stars summarize outcomes CMS tracks from the assessments each home submits — avoidable hospitalizations and ER visits, falls with injury, pressure ulcers, unplanned weight loss, and long-term antipsychotic use. Because the underlying data is self-reported, weigh a high score against the independent inspection record. Long-stay = permanent residents; short-stay = rehab and post-hospital stays.

Short-stay rehab — if you are coming here from a hospital

Arriving from a hospital right now? Read the discharge guide → — your appeal rights, how to slow a rushed discharge, and what to ask about the numbers below.

Therapy staffing: this home’s payroll records show 0.37 therapist hours per resident per day in 2026Q1 — more than 63% of the 13,892 homes that report any therapy hours at all.

Weekend therapy: weekend therapy hours are 0% of this home’s weekday level — it runs therapy on weekdays, with essentially none at the weekend. The median home that reports therapy runs 13% — weekday-focused therapy is the industry norm, not a shortfall. But recovery does not pause on a Saturday: ask what the weekend actually looks like here.

This section is about rehab stays, not living here. Most of this page — the stars, the quality measures, the inspection record — describes the home the way a permanent resident experiences it. These figures describe the short Medicare stay after a hospital discharge: a hip, a stroke, a bad infection, six weeks and home. They are different residents, different staff, often a different wing. Therapy hours are per resident in the building, not per rehab patient — the count includes every long-stay resident, and they mostly get no therapy at all. So a home with a small rehab wing inside a large nursing population reads low here even if its rehab patients get plenty of therapy, and a mostly-rehab home reads high. Use it to compare homes doing similar work, ask what a rehab resident actually gets in a day, and remember that CMS does not publish therapy minutes per patient — nobody does.

Staffing

How full it usually is: this home is certified for 30 beds and averages 23.0 residents a day — about 77% occupied, or roughly 7 beds typically open. It usually has some room. This is a CMS average, not live availability — no public source publishes real-time vacancies, and a home can be full the day you call. Confirm with the home, and if you need a Medicaid bed specifically, ask about that separately: a home with open beds may still not have an open Medicaid bed.

Against a benchmark — not a legal minimum. In May 2024 CMS finalized the first federal staffing floor for nursing homes: 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, including 0.55 RN hours and 2.45 nurse-aide hours. Its hour requirements never took effect and are no longer on the books. Homes had until 2026 (2027 if rural) to comply, and that deadline never arrived: a federal court vacated the hour requirements in April 2025 (CMS has appealed), Congress then barred enforcement until 2034, and CMS formally repealed them by rule effective February 2026. This home is not required to meet these numbers, and is not violating anything by missing them. We still show the comparison because the figures are CMS’s own published estimate of adequate staffing, which makes them a useful yardstick — but they are our benchmark, not federal law: this home’s total nurse staffing of 5.67 hrs/resident/day is at or above the 3.48-hour benchmark and RN staffing of 1.14 is at or above the 0.55-hour RN benchmark and nurse-aide staffing of 4.17 is at or above the 2.45-hour aide benchmark. What federal law does require today is unchanged: “sufficient” nursing staff for residents’ needs and an RN on duty at least 8 consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week (42 CFR 483.35). Those are judged by inspectors on site, not by these averages, so read this comparison alongside the inspection record rather than as a pass/fail.

Weekend coverage: total nurse staffing is 4.95 hrs/resident/day on weekends vs 5.97 on weekdays — 17% thinner on weekends. RN hours go from 1.26 to 0.83 per resident-day. (Payroll-based daily records; the national median home is 15% thinner on weekends.)

This home’s total nursing-staff turnover of 48% is about the same as the national median of 45%.

Payroll-based (PBJ) staffing hours, as reported for Jan–Mar 2026 (CMS PBJ CY2026Q1) — the most recent quarter CMS has published, so they can lag a change of operator or staffing agency. Higher is generally better. Registered-nurse coverage and weekend staffing are the numbers families most often overlook — an RN on site matters most when something goes wrong, and coverage usually thins on weekends. High turnover means residents rarely see the same caregiver twice. One caveat: these are hours as reported, not adjusted for how sick or heavy-care this home’s residents are. CMS separately publishes a case-mix-adjusted view; we show the reported hours. A home caring for higher-acuity residents needs more hours to deliver the same care, so compare these figures against homes doing similar work, and read them next to the inspection record rather than alone.

Inspection trend

Deficiencies are more than at the previous inspection — worsening. Fewer citations over time suggests a home is fixing problems; a rising count is a warning sign — though two surveys are a short record, and survey teams differ. These counts are from the standard annual health survey only; the full citation list below may also include findings from complaint investigations, so the two won’t always add up.

Inspection deficiencies

State health-inspection citations, most serious first. Each carries an F-code (the federal rule it cites, e.g. F-684 = quality of care) and a letter A–L marking how serious and how widespread the problem was — we translate that grid into the plain tiers shown here. Wording is the official federal description.

Each letter is a CMS scope-severity level; highlighted ones are where this home has citations. A–C = no harm found; D–F = potential for harm; G–I = actual harm; J–L = immediate jeopardy. Within each band the later letter is the more widespread finding (an isolated G is one resident; a widespread I is a pattern), so rightward and downward is worse.

19 citations, most serious first. The 11 most serious are shown; the remaining 8 are one tap away and print in full.

• Actual harm · Gcited before2025-10-20 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility identified a census of 23 residents, with three residents reviewed for falls. Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to ensure the foot pedals were on Resident (R) 1's wheelchair when staff assisted pushing her in her wheelchair, to prevent avoidable accidents. On 09/12/25, Licensed Nurse (LN) G propelled R1 in her wheelchair, without foot pedals, and R1 put her feet on the ground, which caused R1 to fall headfirst to the floor. R1 sustained a laceration (cut) on her forehead, which measured 7.5 centimeters (cm), a small hematoma, and required emergency transfer to evaluation and eight sutures to close the laceration. Findings included:- R1's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) documented R1 had diagnoses of Lewy body dementia (a type of progressive brain disorder that leads to a decline in thinking, reasoning, and independent function), congestive heart failure (CHF- a condition with low heart output and the body becomes congested with fluid), chronic pain syndrome, and…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2026-06-22 · tag F0561 — failed to honor residents' choices — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY Based on record review, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide Resident (R) 1 with choices in daily routines, activities, schedules, and participation in care decisions when staff did not honor Resident (R) 1's wishes not to be showered and scrubbed. Findings included:- R1's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) documented R1 had diagnoses of dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory and confusion), psychotic disturbance (any major mental disorder characterized by a gross impairment in reality perception), mood disturbance (category of mental health problems, feelings of sadness, helplessness, guilt, and wanting to die were more intense and persistent than what may normally be felt from time to time), anxiety (mental or emotional reaction characterized by apprehension, uncertainty, and irrational fear) and chronic pain. The Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated 04/01/2026, documented R1 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 13, which indicated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-03-05 · tag F0550 — failed to protect resident dignity and rights — isolated
  Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, with one reviewed for dignity. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to promote dignity for one resident, Resident (R) 22, whose pajamas were soiled with urine from her waist down to the back of her knees. The facility further failed to promote dignity for R22 by taking her out into the common area and into an activity in her pajamas. This placed the resident at risk for impaired dignity. - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R22 documented diagnoses of pressure ulcers, dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory and confusion), acute kidney failure (the kidney suddenly can't filter waste from the blood), anxiety (mental or emotional reaction characterized by apprehension, uncertainty, and irrational fear), vitamin deficiency (a deficiency of one or more essential vitamins), and pain. The Significant Change Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], documented R22 had severely…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Rights Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-03-05 · tag F0657 — failed to keep the care plan current — isolated
  Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to implement effective care plan interventions for Resident (R) 6 from falling and sustaining major injuries. This deficient practice placed R6 at risk for continued falls and injuries. Findings included: - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R6 documented diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD - a progressive and irreversible condition characterized by diminished lung capacity and difficulty or discomfort in breathing), edema (swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues), hypertension (HTN - elevated blood pressure), chronic atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular heartbeat), fracture (broken bone) of body of sternum (t-shaped bone of front chest) and other parts of the pelvis (bones between the lower abdomen and upper thighs that connect the spine to the legs). The Significant Change Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-03-05 · tag F0676 — failed to keep up residents' daily-living abilities — isolated
  Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, with one reviewed for Activities of Daily Living (ADL). Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide meal assistance for one resident, Resident (R) 19, who required assistance. This placed R22 at risk for further weight loss. Findings included: - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R19 documented diagnoses of hypertensive heart disease (heart issues that develop due to long-term high blood pressure), atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular heartbeat), retention of urine (lack of ability to urinate and empty the bladder), and major depressive disorder (a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest). The Annual Minimum Data Set Assessment (MDS), dated [DATE], documented R19 had moderately impaired cognition. R19 required partial assistance from staff for dressing, mobility, transfers, and toileting. R19 was independent with eating. The MDS documented R19 had no…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-03-05 · tag F0686 — failed to prevent and treat pressure sores (bedsores) — isolated
  Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, with two reviewed for pressure ulcers (localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction). Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to prevent the development of a Stage 3 (full thickness tissue loss) pressure ulcer for one resident, Resident (R) 22 who had edema (swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues) in her legs. The facility also failed to implement interventions to prevent further breakdown and follow the plan of care to wear pressure-relieving boots at all times. This placed the resident at risk for further breakdown. Findings included: - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R22 documented diagnoses of pressure ulcers, dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory and confusion), acute kidney failure (the kidney…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-03-05 · tag F0689 — failed to keep residents free of avoidable accidents; supervise adequately — isolated
  Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents of which five residents were reviewed for falls. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to prevent Resident (R) 6 from falling and sustaining major injuries with ineffective interventions. This placed R6 risk for continued falls and injuries. Findings included: - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R6 documented diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD - a progressive and irreversible condition characterized by diminished lung capacity and difficulty or discomfort in breathing), edema (swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues), hypertension (HTN - elevated blood pressure), chronic atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular heartbeat), fracture (broken bone) of body of sternum (t-shaped bone of front chest) and other parts of the pelvis (bones between the lower abdomen and upper thighs that connect the spine to the legs). The Significant Change Minimum…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-03-05 · tag F0692 — failed to prevent malnutrition and dehydration — isolated
  Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, with five residents reviewed for falls. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to prevent Resident (R) 6 from falling and sustaining major injuries with ineffective interventions. This deficient practice placed R6 at risk for continued falls and injuries. Findings included: - The Electronic Medical Record (EMR) for R6 documented diagnoses of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD - a progressive and irreversible condition characterized by diminished lung capacity and difficulty or discomfort in breathing), edema (swelling resulting from an excessive accumulation of fluid in the body tissues), hypertension (HTN - elevated blood pressure), chronic atrial fibrillation (rapid, irregular heartbeat), fracture (broken bone) of body of sternum (t-shaped bone of front chest), and other parts of the pelvis (bones between the lower abdomen and upper thighs that connect the spine to the legs). The Significant…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · Dcited before2025-03-05 · tag F0756 — failed to review each resident's drug regimen — isolated
  Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, of which five were reviewed for medication use. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that Resident (R) 4's antipsychotic (a class of medications used to treat major mental conditions that cause a break from reality) medication had an approved indication for use and that R13's as-needed (PRN) antianxiety (a class of medications that calm and relax people) medication had an end-of-use date. This placed the residents at risk of receiving unnecessary psychotropic (alters mood or thought) medication. Findings included: - R4's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) included diagnoses of insomnia (inability to sleep), vascular dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory and confusion caused by a decreased blood flow to the brain), depression (a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest), hypertension (HTN - elevated blood pressure), anxiety…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · D2025-03-05 · tag F0758 — failed to limit and justify psychotropic drugs — isolated
  Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY The facility had a census of 22 residents. The sample included 12 residents, of which five were reviewed for medication use. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure that Resident (R) 4's antipsychotic (a class of medications used to treat major mental conditions that cause a break from reality) medication had an approved indication for use and that R13's as-needed (PRN) antianxiety (a class of medications that calm and relax people) medication had an end-of-use date. This placed the residents at risk of receiving unnecessary psychotropic (alters mood or thought) medication. Findings included: - R4's Electronic Medical Record (EMR) included diagnoses of insomnia (inability to sleep), vascular dementia (a progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory and confusion caused by a decreased blood flow to the brain), depression (a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest), hypertension (HTN - elevated blood pressure), anxiety…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction
• Potential for harm · E2023-12-05 · tag F0726 — failed to have competent, trained nursing staff — pattern
  Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
  What the surveyor found here — an excerpt from the official record, may be distressing

  The facility had a census of 26 residents. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide competent staff with the appropriate training, skills, and knowledge when two Certified Nurse Aides (CNA) administered medication to eight residents, Resident (R) 1, R2, R3,R4, R5, R6, R7, and R8, at the direction of Administrative Nurse D, because the licensed nurse on duty did not feel comfortable passing the medications. This placed the resident's at risk for medication errors and complications related to incompetent staff. Findings included: - The State Agency (SA) intake KS00184350 and KS00184390 reported on 11/25/23, the facility's Certified Medication Aide (CMA) called in due to the weather which left an agency Licensed Nurse (LN) to pass medication. The intakes alleged the Director of Nursing gave permission for two CNA on duty to assist the LN to pass medications to the residents and the administrations were documented under the LN name. On 12/05/23 at 09:11 AM, Administrative Nurse D stated there was a bad snow storm and a few of her staff called in, which…

  This is the beginning of the surveyor’s statement, cut to keep the page readable — the full 2567 continues past this point and often ends with the findings that matter most, such as whether an immediate jeopardy was removed before the surveyors left. The complete statement of deficiencies is a public record: request it from your state survey agency, or ask the home for its 2567 and plan of correction — it must make them available to residents and families.

  Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Deficient, Provider has date of correction

“Cited before” means this same F-tag appears on at least one other survey date in the record we hold — counting complaint investigations as well as standard surveys, with no time limit. It is our own read of the data, not CMS’s: CMS uses repeat deficiency as a formal term tied to consecutive standard surveys, and that is a narrower test than this one. A tag marked here may or may not meet it.

Fines & penalties

No federal fines in the current CMS record.

Who owns this facility

The source lists no ownership percentage for any party here — PECOS records a share only for equity interests, not for board or management roles.

What families pay in KS