Sabetha Manor
1441 Oregon Street, Sabetha, KS 66534 · Nemaha County · 40 certified beds · avg 24 residents/day · certified since Sep 3, 1993
Part of chain: AMERICARE SENIOR LIVING (23 facilities, chain avg rating 3.6★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · CMS overall rating: 4/5
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.
All citations in the current public record (16)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not employ enough qualified food and nutrition staff, including a qualified dietician, to properly run its food service. |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 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. |
| Jan 22, 2026 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. |
| Jul 17, 2025 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not protect residents from misuse of their belongings or money — this is called misappropriation, and it includes theft or improper use of a resident's property or funds. · from a complaint |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 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 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 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. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not employ enough qualified food and nutrition staff, including a qualified dietician, to properly run its food service. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 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. · from a complaint |
| Mar 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. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility's quality committee — the internal group responsible for finding and fixing care problems — did not have the required members or did not meet at least every three months. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not designate a qualified infection preventionist — a trained person responsible for running the infection prevention and control program. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · from a complaint |
| Mar 20, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · from a complaint |
| Nov 15, 2022 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not employ enough qualified food and nutrition staff, including a qualified dietician, to properly run its food service. |
| Nov 15, 2022 | 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. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (9 → 3).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | E |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | F |
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)
No fines or payment denials in the published 3-year window.
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) | 4.73 | 4.58 | 3.95 | top 40% in Kansas; top 18% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.73 | 0.81 | 0.69 | top 48% in Kansas; top 33% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.54 | 4.05 | 3.50 | top 30% in Kansas; top 12% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.48 | top 41% in Kansas; top 34% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 29.6 | 48.1 | 45.8 | top 10% in Kansas; top 14% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 0.0 | 42.0 | 42.9 | — |
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 3.92, RN 0.61, weekend 3.76. Staffing rating: 5/5.
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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery, Anna | Individual | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | 50% | 01/01/2013 |
| Montgomery, Richard | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 08/01/1981 |
| R H Montgomery Properties, INC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 04/01/2002 |
| Sabetha Nursing LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 01/01/2003 |
| Americare Systems, INC. | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2002 |
| Crosson, Clay | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/02/2002 |
| Hatlestad, Steven | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2002 |
| Hatlestad, Steven | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2002 |
| Henninger, Carol | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2014 |
| Montgomery, Richard | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2002 |
| Montgomery, Richard | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/01/1981 |
| Montgomery, Richard | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2002 |
| Reiker, James | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/02/2002 |
| Schade, Kyle | Individual | Contracted Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2021 |
| Schade, Kyle | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2021 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Do you have a qualified dietician on staff, and how involved are they in each resident's nutrition plan?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "What safeguards do you have to protect residents' money and belongings, and what happens when something goes missing?"
- "When abuse or theft is suspected, who do you notify, how fast, and how do you inform the family?"
- "How many hours a day is a registered nurse physically in the building, including weekends?"
- "How do your actual daily staffing levels compare to what's reported on Medicare's Care Compare website?"
- "How does your quality committee work, and can you share an example of a problem it identified and fixed?"
- "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?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolic Christian Home | 0.5 mi | Sabetha, KS | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Crestview Nursing & Residential Living | 14.2 mi | Seneca, KS | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Seneca | 15.0 mi | Seneca, KS | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Maple Heights Nursing & Rehabilitative Center | 15.7 mi | Hiawatha, KS | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Falls City Care Center | 16.0 mi | Falls City, NE | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Falls City Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 16.2 mi | Falls City, NE | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 175241.