Citizens Medical Center Ltcu: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Citizens Medical Center Ltcu is a 60-bed nonprofit nursing home in Colby, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 47.4% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Citizens Medical Center Ltcu
1625 S Franklin AvenueColby, KS 67701
Thomas 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 Citizens Medical Center Ltcu, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 115 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.15 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.24 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.07 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.37 | 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 Citizens Medical Center Ltcu left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $17,124 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2024 | Fine | $17,124 |
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. Citizens Medical Center Ltcu holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Citizens Medical Center Ltcu
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Citizens Medical Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 19, 2017
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Citizens Medical Center Ltcu
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Colby Operator, LLC Colby | 0.2 | 40 | 2.50 | 3.86 | 65.3% | 1 | $40,381 |
| Logan County Senior Living Inc Oakley · abuse citation | 20.1 | 30 | 3.13 | 4.19 | 45.7% | 2 | $34,181 |
| Good Samaritan - Atwood Atwood | 30.2 | 35 | 1.86 | 3.58 | 22.2% | 2 | $68,956 |
| Topside Manor Inc Goodland | 35.8 | 45 | 3.76 | 4.51 | 38.6% | 1 | $75,463 |
| Good Samaritan - Decatur County Oberlin | 41.4 | 45 | 2.38 | 4.35 | 60.9% | 2 | $20,207 |
| Sheridan County Hospital Ltcu Hoxie | 47.6 | 32 | 3.68 | 5.55 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Cheyenne County Village Inc St Francis | 48.2 | 30 | 2.81 | 3.91 | 39.3% | 2 | $13,287 |
| Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home Benkelman | 53.2 | 56 | 2.75 | 4.20 | 54.2% | 2 | 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.