Eureka Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Eureka Nursing Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Eureka, Kansas, part of Americare Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.72 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 50.9% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Eureka Nursing Center
1020 N School StreetEureka, KS 67045
Greenwood 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 Eureka Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 2.72 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 48 residents a day, that works out to roughly 130 aide hours a day, or about 16 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) | 2.72 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.92 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.94 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.45 | 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
50.9% of nursing staff at Eureka Nursing Center 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 Apr 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $23,865 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2024 | Fine | $7,485 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,190 |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Fine | $8,190 |
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. Eureka Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Eureka Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Americare Senior Living, 23 homes
- Legal name: Eureka Nursing, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 25, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Eureka Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| El Dorado Care and Rehab El Dorado | 30.0 | 50 | 2.43 | 3.73 | 83.0% | 2 | $33,505 |
| Lakepoint El Dorado, LLC El Dorado | 31.2 | 75 | 1.90 | 3.02 | 33.3% | 2 | $24,852 |
| Lakepoint Augusta, LLC Augusta | 38.0 | 88 | 2.18 | 3.17 | 50.7% | 3 | $10,361 |
| Chase County Care and Rehab Cottonwood Falls | 39.3 | 45 | 2.46 | 3.73 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Burlington Burlington | 39.7 | 77 | 2.05 | 3.17 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center Emporia | 40.9 | 50 | 2.54 | 3.57 | 49.1% | 4 | $22,048 |
| Emporia Presbyterian Manor Emporia | 41.3 | 60 | 3.12 | 4.42 | 53.8% | 3 | $30,244 |
| Neodesha Care and Rehab Neodesha | 43.0 | 45 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 26.2% | 3 | $11,911 |
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.