Page 11 of Best Nursing Homes in Kansas

Cheyenne County Village in St. Francis, Kansas, provides a continuum of residential options ranging from independent living apartments to round-the-clock skilled nursing care. The campus also offers assisted living for help with bathing, dressing, and medications, alongside palliative care for symptom relief and short-term respite stays for temporary caregiver coverage.

Cheyenne County has operated the 30-bed property since 2018, with Simon Madondo acting as administrator. Direct daily nursing time averages 3 hours and 52 minutes per resident. Located in an area with a 55 walk score, the location allows residents to handle select errands on foot without needing a personal vehicle. Accepted payment methods include Medicare for short-term recovery, Medicaid for qualified long-term stays, and private self-pay arrangements.

Prospective residents exploring flexible senior living options or temporary respite care can reach out to Cheyenne County Village to learn about current apartment availability, inquire about payment options, or request a tour of the facility.

Overview of Kansas City Transitional Care

What Kansas City Transitional Care does in Kansas City, KS, is nursing home care and skilled nursing, with palliative care beside them. Skilled nursing is clinical care carried out by licensed nurses, and palliative care is directed at comfort and symptom control. The combination fits a person needing clinical nursing and comfort-focused care at once.

Medicare’s part comes after a hospital discharge, paying for skilled care over the short term. Medicaid comes into it when savings can’t cover a lengthy stay. With private pay, the resident or the family settles the bill.

Occupancy is 97.9 percent across 96 beds, which leaves almost nothing open, so a family may have to wait for a bed. Nursing hours reach three hours and five minutes per resident on a typical day.

Overview of Sandstone Heights Nursing Home

Independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and nursing home care all happen at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home in Little River, KS. At 36 beds, the whole place is one nursing floor, and a licensed cover reaches all of it, whatever the hour. Assisted living, the middle rung, lists dressing, medication, and bathing among the tasks it assists with.

Independent living attaches no daily care at all, just private living and the services a community brings. A resident whose needs grow can climb that ladder without changing address. Thirty-six beds also make this a smaller home, so the roster of names to learn stays short for both staff and residents.

Rice County Hospital Dist 2 operates the community, and Trey Look is the administrator. The building gives each resident 4 hours and 45 minutes of nursing daily. Three payers each answer part of the bill; Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay.

Medicare pays for the short skilled stretch that follows after leaving the hospital. Medicaid becomes the question once money for a long stay has come from somewhere else, and private funds cover whatever falls outside both, paid directly.

Rehabilitation services are available on-site, while transportation covers trips out of the building. Activities run to Bible Study, Church Service, Sing-A-Longs, arts and crafts, pet therapy, and shopping trips.

Overview of Azria Health Olathe

Azria Health Olathe offers nursing home, skilled nursing, and memory care in Olathe, KS. Nursing home care supports residents who need ongoing residential assistance with health needs, while skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock. Memory care provides a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. The combination can suit a resident whose needs may grow over time without changing communities.

Azria Health Olathe has 125 beds. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 7 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nurse time assigned across each resident’s care. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families payment options that include public coverage and direct payment.

Short term rehabilitation provides a temporary stay centered on recovery, while respite care supports a short stay when a usual caregiver needs to travel or recover. Residents can use salon and spa services at the community. These options may be useful for someone needing a recovery stay or for a family arranging temporary care.

In the Dennis Avenue Shops neighborhood, the Walk Score is 52 out of 100, classified as somewhat walkable. Some errands can be done on foot, while other trips may require transportation.

Overview of Garden Terrace at Overland Park

Garden Terrace at Overland Park provides nursing home, memory care, and skilled nursing in Overland Park, KS. Nursing home and skilled nursing include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering.

Having several care levels on one campus may suit a resident whose needs could grow over time without requiring a move to another community. The home has 163 beds, making it a larger setting with more residents and staff, along with usually more programming. Total nurse staffing is 4h 40m per resident per day, which represents the daily hands-on nursing time assigned to each resident. Debra Biehl serves as the administrator.

Garden Terrace at Overland Park accepts Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Medicare covers short-term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long-term residence, while Medicaid acceptance matters to families whose savings may not cover a long stay. A Walk Score of 59 out of 100 makes the area somewhat walkable, so some errands can be done on foot and a resident who no longer drives may be able to handle certain trips independently.

Overview of The Gardens at Aldersgate

The Gardens at Aldersgate provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, memory care, palliative care, and respite care in Topeka, Kansas. Nursing home and skilled nursing services include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for someone at risk of wandering. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort and symptom management, and respite care provides a short stay for a family caregiver who needs to travel or recover.

The range of services may be a good fit for someone who needs a supervised memory care setting, skilled nursing, or a short term respite stay. The community has 175 beds, placing it in the larger community range with more residents, more staff, and usually more programming. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 38 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nurse time allocated to each resident.

Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families payment options that may include coverage for short term skilled care, assistance when savings may not cover a long stay, or direct payment. Morgan Morris serves as the administrator, and Betten End Snf Realty operates the community. High tech rehabilitation equipment and rehabilitation services allow therapy to take place at the community, while onsite physicians provide medical visits there; the salon and spa provide access to grooming services on site.

A Walk Score of 78 out of 100 places the area in the very walkable band, meaning most errands can be done on foot. For a resident who no longer drives, that can make it possible to get out independently for routine errands.

Overview of Wheatridge Park Care Center

Wheatridge Park Care Center, in Liberal, KS, lists nursing home care, skilled nursing, independent living, and respite care as its offerings.

No hour of the day here goes without licensed nursing on duty. Independent living brings the community’s services and leaves the daily care out of it. Respite is the short one, booked when the household’s regular carer needs days off.

That spread of services matters where somebody’s needs are likely to grow. Forty-five beds keep the place small, so the staff and the residents aren’t strangers for long.

The Rehab to Home program and Rehabilitation Services both aim at getting somebody back to their own home. Extended Care is the service for a resident who needs the stay to continue rather than end in a discharge.

The roster allocates 4 hours and 3 minutes of nursing time per resident, daily. A family can pay through Medicaid, Medicare, or its own funds. Liberal SNF Real Co LLC is the operator here, and the administrator’s post belongs to Doug Wyckoff.

An 81 Walk Score lands this area in the very walkable tier; somebody off the road can still get out and around on foot.

Overview of Life Care Center of Andover

Life Care Center of Andover is a nursing home in Andover, KS, offering memory care and skilled nursing. Skilled nursing provides licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care offers a secured setting with supervision for a resident at risk of wandering. The combination may suit someone whose needs include ongoing nursing care or dementia related supervision in a secured setting.

There are 154 beds. Total nurse staffing is 4 hours and 18 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily nursing time allocated across each resident’s care. Medicare, Medicaid and private pay are accepted, giving families those payment routes; Medicare applies to short term skilled care after a hospital stay rather than long term residence.

Rehabilitation services provide therapy as part of the facility’s care offerings. A beauty salon supports personal grooming within the community, while landscaped grounds and a library provide dedicated spaces for outdoor time and reading. Jo Ann Olsen serves as administrator, and Life Care Center of Andover is operated by Andover Real Estate Investors.

Overview of Diversicare of Haysville

Diversicare of Haysville provides nursing home and skilled nursing care, hospice care, and memory care in Haysville, Kansas. Nursing home and skilled nursing services include licensed nursing care on site around the clock, while memory care is provided in a secured setting with supervision. Hospice care supports residents receiving end of life care.

Short Stay Rehabilitation and rehabilitation services offer a temporary setting for recovery. Complex Medical Care supports residents with ongoing clinical needs. The combination may suit someone whose care needs could change over time, including a resident who may eventually need memory care or hospice care without leaving the community.

The home has 100 beds. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 1 minute per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nurse staffing time for each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted, giving families several ways to cover the cost of care.

A Walk Score of 61 makes the area somewhat walkable, so some errands can be done on foot. A resident who no longer drives may be able to manage select nearby trips independently. Diversicare Haysville Property operates the community, and Cora Webster serves as administrator.

Overview of Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community

Nursing time at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community runs 4 hours and 28 minutes per resident daily. That number belongs to the nursing home and skilled nursing offerings in Lawrence, Kansas, where licensed nursing works at all hours. Seventy-six beds sit under the license.

Independent living is offered, and it’s at the far end of the range: private living with community services and no daily care. Assisted living adds that daily care in terms of bathing, dressing, and medication for those who need it when those tasks become unmanageable, but before anything clinical is strictly needed. A family visiting drives to the same address no matter which level their loved one is in. That’s a selling point for a building with several levels of care: needs grow without needing to transfer facilities or towns.

Respite care is offered and covers short stays, because sometimes the regular caregiver is the one who needs taking care of. Pets are allowed, so anyone who moves in can keep theirs with them.

The Rapid Recovery program and rehabilitation services handle recovery work. Someone living alone has nobody to notice a problem at home for some hours of the day, and that isn’t a problem here. A Walk Score of 87 makes the area very walkable, which counts most for the residents who no longer drive but still can and want to go out on their own.

Deja Rhodeman is the administrator. Medicare and private pay are both accepted; Medicare covers short skilled weeks of care needed after a hospital stay rather than residence.