Medicalodges Kinsley
620 Winchester Avenue, Kinsley, KS 67547 · Edwards County · 42 certified beds · avg 21 residents/day · certified since Jan 1, 1994
Part of chain: MEDICALODGES, INC. (18 facilities, chain avg rating 2.7★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and self-reported quality measures.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, one-off · Nov 20, 2024 · F-0697
The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it.
Why it matters: Untreated pain causes needless suffering and can lead to depression, poor sleep, and declining health.
Severity (J): Inspectors found a situation that put a resident's life or safety in immediate danger, affecting one or a few residents. The facility must fix it immediately — these citations often come with large fines.
Corrected: Dec 19, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (13)
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint |
| Jul 2, 2025 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint |
| Nov 20, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not electronically submit complete and accurate staffing information to the government, based on payroll and other verifiable records. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give residents proper notice about what Medicare or Medicaid covers, or about charges the resident might owe for services that aren't covered. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not have a licensed pharmacist review each resident's complete medication regimen and medical chart every month, or did not follow its own rules for reporting medication problems. |
| Nov 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| Jan 19, 2023 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. |
| Jan 19, 2023 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide safe and appropriate respiratory care — such as oxygen, breathing treatments, or care for residents on breathing equipment — for residents who needed it. |
| May 12, 2021 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. |
| May 12, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not train its staff on dementia care and on recognizing and reporting abuse, neglect, and exploitation. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (2 → 7).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | J ▲ |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
1 fine totaling $53,580.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | Fine | $53,580 |
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
| Measure | This facility | Kansas avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 7.27 | 4.58 | 3.95 | top 3% in Kansas; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.18 | 0.81 | 0.69 | top 17% in Kansas; top 10% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 6.64 | 4.05 | 3.50 | top 2% in Kansas; top 1% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | top 40% in Kansas; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 53.8 | 48.1 | 45.8 | bottom 32% in Kansas; bottom 28% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 80.0 | 42.0 | 42.9 | bottom 10% in Kansas; bottom 6% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day, case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 6.00, RN 0.97, weekend 5.48. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Self-reported quality measures
Note: these ratings are based on data the facility reports about itself to CMS. They are not independently verified by inspectors, and can look better than inspection findings. Give more weight to the inspection results above.
Quality measures rating: 4/5 · long-stay residents: 4/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medicalodges INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 05/04/1966 |
| Butler, Richard | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2003 |
| Cardenas, Staci | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/28/2013 |
| Coover, Teresa | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/21/2017 |
| Cox, Garen | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/26/1998 |
| Doll, Gayle | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/10/2005 |
| Dreiling, Angela | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2022 |
| Hines, Scott | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/19/2009 |
| Hines, Scott | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/20/2009 |
| Lager, Shannon | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/15/2013 |
| Lantz, Kathleen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2007 |
| Marshall, Carol | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/27/2006 |
| McBride, Travis | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/15/2012 |
| Ott, Ron | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/15/2006 |
| Rohling McCord, Catherine | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/09/2000 |
| Waechter Harmon, Lori | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/31/2018 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "How do you assess and manage residents' pain, especially for those who have trouble communicating?"
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "How do your actual daily staffing levels compare to what's reported on Medicare's Care Compare website?"
- "Before any service that isn't covered by Medicare or Medicaid, how will you notify us and get our agreement?"
- "If my family member's health suddenly changes, how quickly do you reassess them and update their care?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "Does a pharmacist review every resident's medications and chart monthly, and how are their concerns acted on?"
- "What is your current ratio of nursing staff to residents on day, evening, and weekend shifts?"
- "Can I see the results and plan of correction from your most recent state inspection?"
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| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwind at Spearville | 18.7 mi | Spearville, KS | ★★★★☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 175275.