Heritage Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heritage Health Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Chanute, Kansas, part of Americare Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.91 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 41.7% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Heritage Health Care Center
1630 W 2nd StreetChanute, KS 66720
Neosho 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 Heritage Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.91 hours per resident per day, 8% above the Kansas average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 157 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.91 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.84 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.15 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.62 | 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
41.7% of nursing staff at Heritage Health Care 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 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. 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 2 fines totaling $27,860 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Fine | $14,015 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $13,845 |
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 Health Care Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Heritage Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Americare Senior Living, 23 homes
- Legal name: Heritage Health Care, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 7, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Heritage Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Diversicare of Chanute Chanute | 1.1 | 77 | 2.27 | 3.52 | 60.4% | 2 | $13,397 |
| Medicalodges Iola Iola | 18.1 | 45 | 2.85 | 4.20 | 51.1% | 2 | $42,224 |
| Prairie Mission Retirement Village Saint Paul | 20.4 | 61 | 2.82 | 4.04 | — | 4 | None |
| Neodesha Care and Rehab Neodesha | 20.5 | 45 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 26.2% | 3 | $11,911 |
| Moran Manor Moran | 23.5 | 45 | 2.45 | 3.63 | 43.6% | 3 | $14,069 |
| Parsons Presbyterian Manor Parsons | 25.2 | 43 | 3.18 | 4.60 | 56.0% | 5 | $14,433 |
| Good Samaritan - Parsons Parsons | 26.3 | 45 | 2.57 | 4.30 | 21.2% | 5 | None |
| Elmhaven East Parsons | 27.1 | 45 | 2.40 | 3.82 | 66.7% | 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.