Caritas Center, Inc: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Caritas Center, Inc is a 22-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wichita, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 45% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 14.3% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Caritas Center, Inc
1400 S Sheriden StWichita, KS 67213
Sedgwick 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 Caritas Center, Inc, nurse aides logged 3.91 hours per resident per day, 45% above the Kansas average. With about 17 residents a day, that works out to roughly 68 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.91 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.39 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.11 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.99 | 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
14.3% of nursing staff at Caritas Center, Inc left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 4, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Caritas Center, Inc holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Caritas Center, Inc
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Caritas Center, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 4, 2013
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Caritas Center, Inc
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Orchard Gardens Wichita | 3.4 | 80 | 1.68 | 2.63 | 66.1% | 1 | $20,677 |
| Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Wichita | 3.7 | 84 | 2.76 | 4.70 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Center at Waterfront LLC Wichita | 3.9 | 80 | 2.79 | 5.02 | 61.6% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Avita Health and Rehab at Reeds Cove Wichita | 4.6 | 76 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 67.3% | 3 | $8,827 |
| Life Care Center of Wichita Wichita | 4.7 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Lincoln Care and Rehab Wichita | 4.9 | 45 | 2.77 | 3.77 | — | 1 | $40,104 |
| Mount St Mary Wichita | 5.1 | 24 | 3.41 | 5.08 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Great Plains Post Acute Wichita | 5.5 | 118 | 2.20 | 3.63 | 78.9% | 1 | $46,331 |
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.