Fowler Residential Care: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Fowler Residential Care is a 20-bed government-run nursing home in Fowler, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 37.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Fowler Residential Care
401 E 6thFowler, KS 67844
Meade 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 Fowler Residential Care, nurse aides logged 3.18 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Kansas average. With about 16 residents a day, that works out to roughly 50 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 20% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.18 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.91 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.50 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.39 | 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
37.0% of nursing staff at Fowler Residential Care left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,021 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2024 | Fine | $8,021 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Payment Denial | 6 days from May 17, 2024 |
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. Fowler Residential Care holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Fowler Residential Care
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Fowler Hospital District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 7, 2012
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Fowler Residential Care
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement Meade | 10.1 | 45 | 3.71 | 4.73 | 39.6% | 5 | None |
| Minneola District Hospital Ltcu Minneola | 10.7 | 20 | 5.02 | 7.16 | — | 1 | None |
| Bethel Home Montezuma | 20.0 | 56 | 3.35 | 4.58 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Sunporch of Dodge City Dodge City | 26.0 | 45 | 2.48 | 3.42 | 63.9% | 3 | None |
| Kansas Soldiers Home Fort Dodge | 27.5 | 56 | 4.96 | 6.58 | 27.6% | 3 | None |
| Manor of the Plains Dodge City | 28.8 | 50 | 2.50 | 3.56 | 51.9% | 3 | None |
| Trinity Manor Dodge City | 29.0 | 46 | 2.43 | 3.69 | 40.5% | 4 | $29,773 |
| The Shepherd's Center Cimarron · SFF candidate | 31.4 | 28 | 1.82 | 3.11 | 58.1% | 2 | $13,627 |
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.