Brighton Place North: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brighton Place North is a 34-bed for-profit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.08 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 60% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Brighton Place North
1301 Ne Jefferson StreetTopeka, KS 66608
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 Brighton Place North, nurse aides logged 1.08 hours per resident per day, 60% below the Kansas average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 35 aide hours a day, or about 4 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 25% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.08 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.04 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.54 | 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
43.8% of nursing staff at Brighton Place North left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $9,408 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $2,634 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $2,258 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $4,516 |
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. Brighton Place North holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Brighton Place North
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1981
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brighton Place North
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legacy on 10th Avenue Topeka | 1.9 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.01 | 65.4% | 1 | None |
| Countryside Health Center Topeka | 2.0 | 97 | 1.19 | 1.86 | 38.6% | 4 | None |
| Providence Living Center Topeka · SFF candidate | 2.3 | 78 | 1.57 | 2.46 | 71.0% | 1 | $22,925 |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 3.1 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 4.0 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| Brewster Health Center Topeka | 4.3 | 97 | 4.09 | 5.70 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor Topeka | 4.5 | 68 | 2.91 | 4.54 | 47.4% | 1 | $56,260 |
| Heritage Grove Estates Topeka | 5.3 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 53.5% | 4 | $9,113 |
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.