Life Care Center of Burlington: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Burlington is a 77-bed for-profit nursing home in Burlington, Kansas, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.05 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 47.2% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Life Care Center of Burlington
601 Cross StreetBurlington, KS 66839
Coffey 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 Life Care Center of Burlington, nurse aides logged 2.05 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Kansas average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 144 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.05 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.17 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.84 | 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
47.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Burlington left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2024. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
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 Burlington holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Burlington
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Burlington Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Burlington
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| Medicalodges Iola Iola | 26.6 | 45 | 2.85 | 4.20 | 51.1% | 2 | $42,224 |
| Anderson County Hospital Ltcu Garnett | 27.2 | 36 | 2.53 | 3.94 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| Parkview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Garnett | 27.9 | 45 | 2.68 | 3.77 | 39.2% | 4 | None |
| Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center Emporia | 29.4 | 50 | 2.54 | 3.57 | 49.1% | 4 | $22,048 |
| Richmond Healthcare & Rehab Center Richmond | 29.7 | 60 | 2.71 | 3.79 | 53.6% | 1 | None |
| Osage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Osage City | 29.8 | 45 | 2.89 | 4.14 | 69.1% | 2 | None |
| Emporia Presbyterian Manor Emporia | 29.8 | 60 | 3.12 | 4.42 | 53.8% | 3 | $30,244 |
| Rock Creek of Ottawa Ottawa | 36.6 | 75 | 2.49 | 3.56 | 58.2% | 3 | $8,278 |
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.