Center at Waterfront LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Center at Waterfront LLC is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Wichita, Kansas, part of Veritas Management Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 61.6% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Center at Waterfront LLC
1541 North Lindberg CircleWichita, KS 67206
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 Center at Waterfront LLC, nurse aides logged 2.79 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Kansas average. With about 56 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.79 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.56 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.02 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.41 | 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
61.6% of nursing staff at Center at Waterfront LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 88.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
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. Center at Waterfront LLC holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Center at Waterfront LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Veritas Management Group, 13 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 2, 2019
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Center at Waterfront LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Wichita | 0.2 | 84 | 2.76 | 4.70 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Avita Health and Rehab at Reeds Cove Wichita | 1.9 | 76 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 67.3% | 3 | $8,827 |
| Great Plains Post Acute Wichita | 2.1 | 118 | 2.20 | 3.63 | 78.9% | 1 | $46,331 |
| Larksfield Place Wichita | 2.5 | 80 | 2.76 | 4.55 | 33.9% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Wichita Wichita | 3.0 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Horizon Post Acute Wichita | 3.3 | 75 | 2.83 | 3.84 | — | 1 | $43,188 |
| Caritas Center, Inc Wichita | 3.9 | 22 | 3.91 | 6.11 | 14.3% | 5 | None |
| Orchard Gardens Wichita | 4.0 | 80 | 1.68 | 2.63 | 66.1% | 1 | $20,677 |
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.