Galena Nursing & Rehab Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Galena Nursing & Rehab Center is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Galena, Kansas, part of Americare Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 66.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Galena Nursing & Rehab Center
1220 E 8th StreetGalena, KS 66739
Cherokee County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Galena Nursing & Rehab Center, nurse aides logged 2.57 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Kansas average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.57 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.24 | 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
66.0% of nursing staff at Galena Nursing & Rehab 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $21,645 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | Fine | $21,645 |
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. Galena Nursing & Rehab Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Galena Nursing & Rehab Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Americare Senior Living, 23 homes
- Legal name: Galena Nursing & Rehab, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Galena Nursing & Rehab Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Communities of Wildwood Ranch Joplin | 2.3 | 120 | 3.26 | 4.81 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
| Westgate Joplin | 2.3 | 120 | 2.41 | 3.74 | 54.2% | 2 | $70,134 |
| Quaker Hill Manor Baxter Springs | 4.3 | 53 | 2.57 | 3.78 | 42.9% | 4 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Joplin Joplin | 4.9 | 120 | 2.33 | 3.34 | — | 1 | None |
| Joplin Gardens Joplin | 5.8 | 92 | 1.76 | 3.08 | 61.9% | 1 | None |
| NHC Healthcare, Joplin Joplin · staffing data not validated | 8.0 | 124 | — | — | 50.0% | 2 | None |
| Aspire Senior Living Webb City Webb City | 10.4 | 120 | 1.85 | 2.68 | — | 1 | $25,454 |
| Higher Call Nursing Center Quapaw | 12.0 | 86 | 2.37 | 3.61 | 62.3% | 1 | $18,113 |
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.