Medicalodges Great Bend
Nursing Home Facility
1401 Cherry Ln, Great Bend, KS 67530
Medicalodges Great Bend is a senior care community located in Great Bend, KS. It provides nursing home care and senior living for older adults in the Great Bend area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (620) 792-2165.
Operated by Medicalodges, INC., which runs 17 communities in our directory.
Medicalodges Great Bend is licensed for 51 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Great Bend average about 68 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 85% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. The individual scores differ noticeably: 4 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2024 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.8 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Great Bend average about 4.0 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 54%.
The community is located in Barton County, KS.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 43 problems at Medicalodges Great Bend. 7 findings involved harm to a resident, including 3 that put residents in immediate danger. 8 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home 4 times, a total of $52,185.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nursing and Physician Services
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Pharmacy Service
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Medicalodges Great Bend offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Non profit - Other
- Beds / units 51
- Occupancy 85%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.5
- Annual staff turnover 54%
- Last health inspection July 2024
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