Azria Health Great Bend: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Azria Health Great Bend is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in Great Bend, Kansas, part of Azria Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.33 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 14% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Azria Health Great Bend
1560 K 96 HwyGreat Bend, KS 67530
Barton County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Azria Health Great Bend, nurse aides logged 2.33 hours per resident per day, 14% below the Kansas average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.33 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.54 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.46 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.96 | 3.60 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
47.4% of nursing staff at Azria Health Great Bend left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 53.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 29, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $59,830 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| May 7, 2025 | Fine | $17,732 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Fine | $9,315 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | Fine | $15,438 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Azria Health Great Bend holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Azria Health Great Bend
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Azria Health, 9 homes
- Legal name: Great Bend SNF, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Azria Health Great Bend
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Medicalodges Great Bend Great Bend · abuse citation | 2.1 | 51 | 3.27 | 4.53 | 53.7% | 2 | $52,185 |
| Diversicare of Larned Larned | 22.2 | 80 | 2.50 | 3.40 | 52.1% | 5 | None |
| Leisure Homestead at Stafford Stafford · staffing data not validated | 30.1 | 37 | — | — | 36.7% | 3 | None |
| Locust Grove Village La Crosse · abuse citation | 30.5 | 38 | 2.99 | 4.27 | 52.5% | 2 | $12,779 |
| Sterling Village Sterling | 32.6 | 45 | 3.22 | 4.42 | 33.3% | 3 | $24,206 |
| Wilson Care and Rehab Wilson | 35.2 | 40 | 2.64 | 3.68 | 65.1% | 3 | None |
| Wheatland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Russell | 35.7 | 45 | 2.73 | 3.75 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Russell Regional Hospital Ltcu Russell · no staffing data submitted | 35.9 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.