Countryside Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Countryside Health Center is a 97-bed for-profit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.19 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 56% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 38.6% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Countryside Health Center
440 Se Woodland AvenueTopeka, KS 66607
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 Countryside Health Center, nurse aides logged 1.19 hours per resident per day, 56% below the Kansas average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.19 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.33 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.34 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 1.86 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 1.60 | 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
38.6% of nursing staff at Countryside 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 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 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. Countryside Health Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Countryside Health Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 6, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Countryside Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legacy on 10th Avenue Topeka | 0.6 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.01 | 65.4% | 1 | None |
| Providence Living Center Topeka · SFF candidate | 0.7 | 78 | 1.57 | 2.46 | 71.0% | 1 | $22,925 |
| Brighton Place North Topeka | 2.0 | 34 | 1.08 | 2.04 | 43.8% | 4 | $9,408 |
| Brewster Health Center Topeka | 3.5 | 97 | 4.09 | 5.70 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 4.2 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Heritage Grove Estates Topeka | 4.4 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 53.5% | 4 | $9,113 |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 4.7 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor Topeka | 5.5 | 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.