Wheatridge Park Care Center
1501 S Holly Dr, Liberal, KS 67901 · Seward County · 51 certified beds · avg 41 residents/day · certified since Dec 4, 2002
Part of chain: FRONTLINE MANAGEMENT (9 facilities, chain avg rating 3.2★)
What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
Health inspection rating: ★☆☆☆☆1/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5
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 · Jan 4, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
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.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
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: Jan 4, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Sep 16, 2024 · F-0686 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Oct 7, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, one-off · Sep 16, 2024 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): One or a few residents were actually harmed — physically or emotionally — though not put in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Corrected: Oct 7, 2024 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
All citations in the current public record (34)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, one-off | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not observe each nurse aide's job performance or provide regular training as required. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | 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. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 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 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility was not managed in a way that uses its money, staff, and resources effectively and efficiently to care for residents. |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not keep all essential equipment working safely — things like heating and cooling systems, kitchen equipment, and medical devices. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | F · Potential for harm, facility-wide | The facility did not make sure its nurse aides had the skills needed to care for residents, including training in dementia care and abuse prevention. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not honor residents' rights to request, refuse, or stop treatment, to decline participation in medical research, or to make an advance directive — a written statement of their wishes for future medical care. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not fully assess residents on time — a complete assessment of health, abilities, and needs is required when a resident is first admitted and at least once every 12 months after that. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | 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. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not let a resident help develop and carry out their own plan of care — the written roadmap of the services and support they'll receive, built around their personal goals and preferences. |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not honor residents' right to manage their own money and financial affairs. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 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. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not properly plan a resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs after leaving. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · from a complaint |
| Sep 16, 2024 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · from a complaint |
| Jan 4, 2024 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, 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 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | E · Potential for harm, repeated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not develop or follow a complete care plan for each resident — the written roadmap covering all of a resident's needs, with measurable goals and timelines. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide appropriate care related to bladder and bowel needs — including care for residents who use catheters and steps to prevent urinary tract infections. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy, such as preventing unplanned weight loss or dehydration. |
| Oct 27, 2022 | C · Minimal risk, facility-wide | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. |
| May 4, 2021 | D · Potential for harm, one-off | The facility did not provide the help residents need with basic daily activities — like bathing, dressing, eating, and using the bathroom — for residents who cannot do these things on their own. |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (8 → 24).
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | D |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | E |
| 2024 | 25 | 3 | J ▲ |
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)
2 fines totaling $158,640.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine | $27,573 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Fine | $131,067 |
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) | 4.05 | 4.58 | 3.95 | bottom 36% in Kansas; top 37% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.69 | top 31% in Kansas; top 20% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.56 | 4.05 | 3.50 | bottom 36% in Kansas; top 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.64 | 0.49 | 0.48 | top 23% in Kansas; top 20% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 52.3 | 48.1 | 45.8 | bottom 36% in Kansas; bottom 31% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 44.4 | 42.0 | 42.9 | bottom 42% in Kansas; bottom 45% 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 3.74, RN 0.84, weekend 3.30. 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: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Who owns this facility
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHCP Liberal Sponsor LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 01/23/2015 |
| Davis Square Holdings LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 12/19/2018 |
| Fmi-Liberal LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest | — | 01/23/2015 |
| Jones, Robert | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/23/2015 |
| Kiklis, Dean | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/23/2015 |
| Liberal SNF Holdco LLC | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 100% | 01/23/2015 |
| Orback, Heather | Individual | Indirect Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/23/2015 |
| Saracino, Kelly | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2021 |
| Baker, Adam | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/16/2020 |
| Baker, Adam | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/16/2020 |
| Bryan, Amy | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/12/2012 |
| Bryan, Amy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/12/2012 |
| Cruz, Victor | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/19/2022 |
| Cruz, Victor | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/19/2022 |
| Finanical Management INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2016 |
| Frontier Management INC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/01/2015 |
| Frontier Management INC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/05/2025 |
| Frontline MDS Exchange LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2019 |
| Holland, Vicki | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/25/2020 |
| Irwin, Janet | Individual | Individual Is an Owner, Partner or Trustee of Any ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/02/2025 |
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Tell me about this abuse or neglect citation — what happened, and what specific changes did you make afterward?"
- "How do you prevent bedsores for residents who can't move themselves, and how often are at-risk residents repositioned?"
- "What is your falls rate, and what specific steps do you take to prevent falls and supervise residents at risk?"
- "How often do you evaluate your nurse aides and what ongoing training do they receive?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "What did your most recent kitchen inspection find, and can I see how food is stored and prepared?"
- "Can I see where garbage is stored and how often it's removed?"
- "What were the findings behind this administration citation, and what has leadership changed since?"
- "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Medical Center SNF | 0.8 mi | Liberal, KS | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Good Samaritan-Liberal | 1.1 mi | Liberal, KS | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 |
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Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 175459.