Life Care Center of Andover: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Andover is a 154-bed for-profit nursing home in Andover, Kansas, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 51.9% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Life Care Center of Andover
621 W 21stAndover, KS 67002
Butler 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.
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 Life Care Center of Andover, nurse aides logged 2.28 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Kansas average. With about 94 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.28 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.75 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.31 | 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
51.9% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Andover left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $114,107 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | Fine | $25,490 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | Fine | $15,180 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Fine | $11,180 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Fine | $14,518 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Fine | $22,204 |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Fine | $8,190 |
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. Life Care Center of Andover holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Andover
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Andover Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 31, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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| Catholic Care Center, Inc Bel Aire | 7.1 | 159 | 2.89 | 4.28 | 57.1% | 2 | $15,733 |
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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.