Best Nursing Homes in Kansas — 2026 Rankings
Kansas has 297 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 26.9 deficiencies per facility, with 0 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.
Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)
- Haviland Operator, LLC — Haviland (1 deficiencies)
- Redbud Village — Plainville (3 deficiencies)
- Bethel Health Care Center — North Newton (5 deficiencies)
- Bethesda Home — Goessel (5 deficiencies)
- Minneapolis Healthcare And Rehabilitation Center — Minneapolis (5 deficiencies)
- North Point Skilled Nursing Center — Paola (5 deficiencies)
- Brookside Retirement Community — Overbrook (6 deficiencies)
- Crestview Nursing & Residential Living — Seneca (6 deficiencies)
- Schowalter Villa — Hesston (6 deficiencies)
- Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor — Arkansas City (7 deficiencies)
- Southwind At Spearville — Spearville (7 deficiencies)
- Wesley Towers Inc — Hutchinson (7 deficiencies)
- Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center — Topeka (8 deficiencies)
- Moundridge Manor — Moundridge (8 deficiencies)
- Southwest Medical Center SNF — Liberal (8 deficiencies)
- Caritas Center, Inc — Wichita (9 deficiencies)
- Community Hospital Onaga Ltcu — St Marys (9 deficiencies)
- Cumbernauld Village — Winfield (9 deficiencies)
- Fowler Residential Care — Fowler (9 deficiencies)
- Kansas Veterans Home — Winfield (9 deficiencies)
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF — Lawrence (9 deficiencies)
- Lawrence Presbyterian Manor — Lawrence (9 deficiencies)
- Sunporch Of Smith County — Smith Center (9 deficiencies)
- Wheatland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center — Russell (9 deficiencies)
- Botkin Care And Rehab — Wellington (10 deficiencies)
Most-Cited Compliance Areas in Kansas
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 2,343 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 1,296 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 1,123 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 756 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 652 citations
Nursing Homes by City in Kansas
- Nursing homes in Abilene (1)
- Nursing homes in Andover (1)
- Nursing homes in Anthony (1)
- Nursing homes in Arkansas City (2)
- Nursing homes in Arma (1)
- Nursing homes in Atchison (3)
- Nursing homes in Attica (1)
- Nursing homes in Atwood (1)
- Nursing homes in Augusta (1)
- Nursing homes in Baldwin City (1)
- Nursing homes in Baxter Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Bel Aire (1)
- Nursing homes in Belleville (1)
- Nursing homes in Beloit (2)
- Nursing homes in Bonner Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Bucklin (1)
- Nursing homes in Buhler (1)
- Nursing homes in Burlington (1)
- Nursing homes in Centralia (1)
- Nursing homes in Chanute (2)
- Nursing homes in Chapman (1)
- Nursing homes in Cheney (1)
- Nursing homes in Cherryvale (1)
- Nursing homes in Cimarron (1)
- Nursing homes in Clay Center (1)
- Nursing homes in Clearwater (1)
- Nursing homes in Clyde (1)
- Nursing homes in Coffeyville (1)
- Nursing homes in Colby (2)
- Nursing homes in Coldwater (1)
- Nursing homes in Columbus (1)
- Nursing homes in Concordia (1)
- Nursing homes in Conway Springs (1)
- Nursing homes in Cottonwood Falls (1)
- Nursing homes in Council Grove (1)
- Nursing homes in Cunningham (1)
- Nursing homes in De Soto (1)
- Nursing homes in Derby (2)
- Nursing homes in Dodge City (3)
- Nursing homes in Downs (1)
- Nursing homes in Easton (1)
- Nursing homes in Edwardsville (3)
- Nursing homes in El Dorado (2)
- Nursing homes in Ellis (1)
- Nursing homes in Ellsworth (1)
- Nursing homes in Emporia (2)
- Nursing homes in Enterprise (1)
- Nursing homes in Eskridge (1)
- Nursing homes in Eudora (1)
- Nursing homes in Eureka (1)
- Nursing homes in Fort Dodge (1)
- Nursing homes in Fort Scott (1)
- Nursing homes in Fowler (1)
- Nursing homes in Frankfort (1)
- Nursing homes in Frontenac (1)
- Nursing homes in Galena (1)
- Nursing homes in Garden City (2)
- Nursing homes in Gardner (1)
- Nursing homes in Garnett (2)
- Nursing homes in Glasco (1)
- Nursing homes in Goddard (1)
- Nursing homes in Goessel (1)
- Nursing homes in Goodland (1)
- Nursing homes in Great Bend (2)
- Nursing homes in Halstead (1)
- Nursing homes in Haviland (1)
- Nursing homes in Hays (2)
- Nursing homes in Haysville (1)
- Nursing homes in Herington (1)
- Nursing homes in Hesston (1)
- Nursing homes in Hiawatha (1)
- Nursing homes in Hill City (1)
- Nursing homes in Hillsboro (2)
- Nursing homes in Holton (1)
- Nursing homes in Hoxie (1)
- Nursing homes in Hugoton (1)
- Nursing homes in Hutchinson (4)
- Nursing homes in Independence (2)
- Nursing homes in Inman (1)
- Nursing homes in Iola (1)
- Nursing homes in Johnson (1)
- Nursing homes in Junction City (1)
- Nursing homes in Kansas City (6)
- Nursing homes in Kingman (1)
- Nursing homes in Kinsley (1)
- Nursing homes in Kiowa (1)
- Nursing homes in La Crosse (1)
- Nursing homes in Lakin (1)
- Nursing homes in Lansing (2)
- Nursing homes in Larned (1)
- Nursing homes in Lawrence (3)
- Nursing homes in Leavenworth (1)
- Nursing homes in Leawood (1)
- Nursing homes in Lenexa (3)
- Nursing homes in Leonardville (1)
- Nursing homes in Leoti (1)
- Nursing homes in Liberal (3)
- Nursing homes in Lincoln (1)
- Nursing homes in Lindsborg (1)
- Nursing homes in Linn (1)
- Nursing homes in Little River (1)
- Nursing homes in Logan (1)
- Nursing homes in Louisburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Manhattan (3)
- Nursing homes in Marion (1)
- Nursing homes in Marquette (1)
- Nursing homes in Marysville (1)
- Nursing homes in Mcpherson (2)
- Nursing homes in Meade (1)
- Nursing homes in Merriam (1)
- Nursing homes in Minneapolis (1)
- Nursing homes in Minneola (1)
- Nursing homes in Montezuma (1)
- Nursing homes in Moran (1)
- Nursing homes in Moundridge (2)
- Nursing homes in Mulvane (1)
- Nursing homes in Neodesha (1)
- Nursing homes in Ness City (1)
- Nursing homes in Newton (3)
- Nursing homes in North Newton (1)
- Nursing homes in Norton (1)
- Nursing homes in Nortonville (1)
- Nursing homes in Oakley (1)
- Nursing homes in Oberlin (1)
- Nursing homes in Olathe (9)
- Nursing homes in Onaga (1)
- Nursing homes in Osage City (1)
- Nursing homes in Osborne (1)
- Nursing homes in Oskaloosa (1)
- Nursing homes in Oswego (1)
- Nursing homes in Ottawa (1)
- Nursing homes in Overbrook (1)
- Nursing homes in Overland Park (13)
- Nursing homes in Paola (2)
- Nursing homes in Parsons (3)
- Nursing homes in Peabody (2)
- Nursing homes in Phillipsburg (1)
- Nursing homes in Pittsburg (2)
- Nursing homes in Plainville (1)
- Nursing homes in Prairie Village (2)
- Nursing homes in Pratt (2)
- Nursing homes in Pretty Prairie (1)
- Nursing homes in Protection (1)
- Nursing homes in Richmond (1)
- Nursing homes in Rose Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in Rossville (1)
- Nursing homes in Russell (2)
- Nursing homes in Sabetha (2)
- Nursing homes in Saint Paul (1)
- Nursing homes in Salina (6)
- Nursing homes in Scott City (1)
- Nursing homes in Sedan (1)
- Nursing homes in Sedgwick (1)
- Nursing homes in Seneca (2)
- Nursing homes in Shawnee (3)
- Nursing homes in Smith Center (2)
- Nursing homes in South Hutchinson (1)
- Nursing homes in Spearville (1)
- Nursing homes in Spring Hill (1)
- Nursing homes in St Francis (1)
- Nursing homes in St Marys (1)
- Nursing homes in Stafford (1)
- Nursing homes in Sterling (1)
- Nursing homes in Stockton (1)
- Nursing homes in Tonganoxie (1)
- Nursing homes in Topeka (14)
- Nursing homes in Tribune (1)
- Nursing homes in Ulysses (1)
- Nursing homes in Valley Falls (1)
- Nursing homes in Wakeeney (1)
- Nursing homes in Wakefield (1)
- Nursing homes in Wamego (1)
- Nursing homes in Wathena (1)
- Nursing homes in Wellington (2)
- Nursing homes in Wellsville (1)
- Nursing homes in Westmoreland (1)
- Nursing homes in Whitewater (1)
- Nursing homes in Wichita (22)
- Nursing homes in Wilson (1)
- Nursing homes in Winchester (1)
- Nursing homes in Winfield (4)
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families