Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Emporia, Kansas, part of Recover-Care Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 49.1% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center
1620 Wheeler StreetEmporia, KS 66801
Lyon 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 Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Kansas average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 117 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.43 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.57 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.04 | 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
49.1% of nursing staff at Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation 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 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $22,048 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Fine | $22,048 |
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. Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Recover-Care Emporia LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1994
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Emporia Presbyterian Manor Emporia | 0.5 | 60 | 3.12 | 4.42 | 53.8% | 3 | $30,244 |
| Chase County Care and Rehab Cottonwood Falls | 18.1 | 45 | 2.46 | 3.73 | 50.0% | 3 | None |
| Diversicare of Council Grove Council Grove | 23.0 | 60 | 2.26 | 3.26 | 41.7% | 2 | None |
| Osage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Osage City | 26.0 | 45 | 2.89 | 4.14 | 69.1% | 2 | None |
| Life Care Center of Burlington Burlington | 29.4 | 77 | 2.05 | 3.17 | 47.2% | 3 | None |
| Eskridge Care and Rehab Eskridge | 31.3 | 60 | 1.67 | 2.41 | 48.8% | 3 | $13,397 |
| Eureka Nursing Center Eureka | 40.9 | 65 | 2.72 | 3.94 | 50.9% | 2 | $23,865 |
| Brookside Retirement Community Overbrook | 43.2 | 60 | 2.67 | 3.82 | 44.9% | 5 | $14,069 |
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.