Kearny County Hospital Ltcu: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Kearny County Hospital Ltcu is a 40-bed government-run nursing home in Lakin, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 57% above the Kansas average of 2.70.
Kearny County Hospital Ltcu
607 Court PlLakin, KS 67860
Kearny County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Kearny County Hospital Ltcu, nurse aides logged 4.25 hours per resident per day, 57% above the Kansas average. With about 19 residents a day, that works out to roughly 82 aide hours a day, or about 10 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) | 4.25 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.22 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.81 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.06 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Kearny County Hospital Ltcu in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 24, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 33 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 8 fines totaling $69,565 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,679 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $4,545 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $13,635 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine | $12,587 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Fine | $9,440 |
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. Kearny County Hospital Ltcu holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Kearny County Hospital Ltcu
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 14, 1984
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Kearny County Hospital Ltcu
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Garden Valley Retirement Village Garden City | 21.3 | 62 | 2.38 | 3.45 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Ranch House Senior Living LLC Garden City | 22.0 | 60 | 2.77 | 4.29 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Western Prairie Senior Living LLC Ulysses | 25.6 | 60 | 3.17 | 4.37 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Wichita County Health Center Ltcu Leoti | 37.0 | 10 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Stanton County Health Care Facility Ltcu Johnson · many days without an RN | 37.6 | 25 | 3.70 | 5.27 | 13.3% | 2 | None |
| Park Lane Nursing Home Scott City | 41.0 | 54 | 3.39 | 4.45 | 42.9% | 3 | $14,901 |
| Greeley County Hospital Ltcu Tribune · staffing data not validated | 47.0 | 16 | — | — | 38.5% | 2 | None |
| Holly Care Center Holly | 48.5 | 45 | 1.63 | 2.93 | 45.8% | 5 | 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.