Inspection Reports for
Wheatland Nursing Center

KS, 67665

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3 Reports

All CMS 2022–2025

Inspection Report — Jun 26, 2025

CMS
Date: Jun 26, 2025

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted to evaluate the facility's compliance with staffing requirements for the food and nutrition service, specifically regarding employment of a qualified dietician or certified dietary manager.

Findings
The facility failed to employ a full-time Certified Dietary Manager for 38 residents receiving meals from the kitchen, placing residents at risk of inadequate nutrition. Dietary staff was not certified but was in the process of certification.

Deficiencies (1)
F 0801: The facility failed to employ a full-time Certified Dietary Manager for 38 residents who receive meals from the kitchen, risking inadequate nutrition. Dietary staff stated they were not certified but were pursuing certification.
Report Facts
Residents affected: 38 Sample size: 13

Inspection Report — Oct 30, 2023

Annual Inspection CMS
Date: Oct 30, 2023

Visit Reason
The inspection was conducted as an annual survey to assess compliance with regulatory standards in medication storage, dietary management, food sanitation, and infection prevention.

Findings
The facility had multiple deficiencies including unsafe medication storage practices, failure to employ a full-time Certified Dietary Manager, inadequate hairnet use by dietary staff, and failure to implement a water management program for Legionella disease, placing residents at risk for medication errors, inadequate nutrition, food borne illness, and infectious disease.

Deficiencies (4)
F 0761: The facility failed to store medications safely when a Certified Medication Aide dispensed medications into unlabeled, uncovered plastic cups left in the medication cart, risking medication errors.
F 0801: The facility failed to employ a full-time Certified Dietary Manager to supervise meal preparation and sanitation, risking inadequate nutrition or food borne illness.
F 0812: The facility failed to ensure dietary staff wore complete hairnet coverage, including mustaches and sideburns, risking food borne illness.
F 0880: The facility failed to implement a water management program for Legionella disease, risking residents contracting Legionella pneumonia.
Report Facts
Sample size: 12 Number of unlabeled medication cups observed: 5

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
CMA RCertified Medication AideNamed in medication storage deficiency for dispensing medications into unlabeled cups
Administrative Staff AVerified medication storage incident and dietary manager policy
Dietary Staff BBDietary StaffObserved assisting with meal preparation without dietary manager certification
Dietary Staff CCDietary StaffObserved not wearing complete hairnet coverage during food preparation
Dietary Staff DDDietary StaffObserved not wearing beard net while preparing drinks and desserts

Inspection Report — Apr 5, 2022

Routine CMS
Date: Apr 5, 2022

Visit Reason
The inspection was a routine survey to assess compliance with regulatory requirements related to resident dignity, accommodation of needs, fall prevention, and medication administration.

Findings
The facility was found to have multiple deficiencies including failure to provide privacy during gastrostomy care, failure to accommodate a resident's wheelchair needs for self-propelling, inadequate supervision leading to a resident fall, and failure to check blood pressure prior to administering medication.

Deficiencies (4)
F 0550: The facility failed to treat Resident 16 with respect and dignity by not providing privacy during gastrostomy tube care, leaving the door open and curtain unpulled.
F 0558: The facility failed to reasonably accommodate Resident 34's needs by placing him in a wheelchair without foot pedals, preventing him from self-propelling and maintaining independence.
F 0689: The facility failed to provide adequate supervision to prevent a fall for Resident 15 and failed to properly transfer her from wheelchair to shower chair, resulting in skin tears and a head bump.
F 0760: The facility failed to check Resident 3's blood pressure prior to administering Metoprolol Tartrate 100 mg, placing the resident at risk for side effects from low blood pressure.
Report Facts
Residents in sample: 13 Skin tear size: 0.1 Metoprolol dosage: 100

Employees mentioned
NameTitleContext
Administrative Nurse DAdministrative NurseVerified privacy issues during gastrostomy care, supervision failures, and medication administration concerns
Licensed Nurse GLicensed NurseObserved failing to provide privacy during gastrostomy care and commented on wheelchair adjustments
Certified Nurse Aide OCertified Nurse AideInvolved in fall incident with Resident 15 and provided statements about the event
Certified Medication Aide RCertified Medication AideAdministered Metoprolol to Resident 3 without checking blood pressure
Physical Therapy Consultant HHPhysical Therapy ConsultantEvaluated Resident 34's wheelchair and noted adjustments

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