Life Care Center of Kansas City: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Kansas City is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Kansas City, Kansas, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 52.2% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Life Care Center of Kansas City
3231 N 61st StreetKansas City, KS 66104
Wyandotte 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 Kansas City, nurse aides logged 2.13 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Kansas average. With about 62 residents a day, that works out to roughly 132 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.13 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.48 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.97 | 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
52.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Kansas City 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%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 20, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 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 Kansas City holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Kansas City
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Consolidated Resources Health Care Fund I LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Kansas City
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Kansas City | 1.1 | 56 | 2.54 | 3.85 | 80.0% | 1 | $15,421 |
| Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation Kansas City | 2.7 | 131 | 2.11 | 3.53 | 35.5% | 3 | $84,023 |
| Providence Place Kansas City | 3.6 | 45 | 1.80 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City Kansas City · abuse citation | 3.7 | 70 | 2.77 | 4.34 | 60.4% | 2 | $28,834 |
| Pinnacle Point Wellness & Rehabilitation Riverside | 5.8 | 180 | 2.64 | 3.68 | 80.0% | 3 | $52,878 |
| McCrite Plaza at Briarcliff Skilled Facility Kansas City | 6.8 | 56 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 54.5% | 2 | $31,280 |
| Kaw River Care and Rehab Edwardsville | 8.0 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.56 | 58.1% | 1 | None |
| Edwardsville Care and Rehab Edwardsville · abuse citation | 8.0 | 102 | 1.53 | 2.24 | 22.0% | 2 | $38,753 |
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.