Brewster Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brewster Health Center is a 97-bed nonprofit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.09 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 52% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 53.1% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Brewster Health Center
1001 SW 29th StTopeka, KS 66611
Shawnee 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 Brewster Health Center, nurse aides logged 4.09 hours per resident per day, 52% above the Kansas average. With about 76 residents a day, that works out to roughly 311 aide hours a day, or about 39 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.09 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.70 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.08 | 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
53.1% of nursing staff at Brewster Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Brewster Health Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Brewster Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Legal name: Congregational Home
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brewster Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Grove Estates Topeka | 1.1 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 53.5% | 4 | $9,113 |
| Tanglewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Topeka · SFF candidate | 2.6 | 54 | 1.98 | 2.78 | 71.2% | 1 | $227,440 |
| Providence Living Center Topeka · SFF candidate | 2.8 | 78 | 1.57 | 2.46 | 71.0% | 1 | $22,925 |
| Legacy on 10th Avenue Topeka | 3.0 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.01 | 65.4% | 1 | None |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 3.1 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| Countryside Health Center Topeka | 3.5 | 97 | 1.19 | 1.86 | 38.6% | 4 | None |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 3.6 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor Topeka | 4.0 | 68 | 2.91 | 4.54 | 47.4% | 1 | $56,260 |
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.