Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Oskaloosa, Kansas, part of Recover-Care Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 54.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center
700 Cherokee StOskaloosa, KS 66066
Jefferson 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 Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 4% below the Kansas average. With about 55 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.84 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.48 | 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
54.5% of nursing staff at Heritage Gardens Health 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 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 $13,056 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2023 | Fine | $13,056 |
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. Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 10, 1994
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| F W Huston Medical Center Winchester | 8.0 | 38 | 2.68 | 3.72 | 48.9% | 3 | None |
| Valley Health Care Center Valley Falls · no staffing data submitted | 11.5 | 40 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Easton Health Care Center Easton | 13.7 | 45 | 1.83 | 2.63 | — | 1 | $22,431 |
| Nortonville Health Care Center Nortonville · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 14.0 | 45 | 1.86 | 3.04 | 80.7% | 1 | $192,235 |
| Tonganoxie Terrace Tonganoxie | 14.6 | 90 | 2.07 | 3.00 | 68.6% | 1 | $47,317 |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF Lawrence · no staffing data submitted | 16.6 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community Lawrence | 17.0 | 76 | 2.62 | 4.21 | 50.0% | 1 | $29,286 |
| Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Lawrence | 17.8 | 40 | 4.32 | 5.83 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
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.