Sandstone Heights
Nursing Home Facility
440 State St, Little River, KS 67457
Sandstone Heights is a senior care community located in Little River, KS. It provides assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living for older adults in the Little River area. To learn more or schedule a tour, call (620) 897-6266.
Sandstone Heights is licensed for 36 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 71% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 1 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 March 2025 and recorded 5 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.2 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.1 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 59%.
The community is located in Rice County, KS.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 20 problems at Sandstone Heights. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 5 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home twice, a total of $67,763. Medicare also stopped paying for new admissions once in that period.
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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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Administration
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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.
Sandstone Heights offers assisted living, nursing home care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type Government - Hospital district
- Beds / units 36
- Occupancy 71%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.2
- Annual staff turnover 59%
- Last health inspection March 2025
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