Meadowlark Hills: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meadowlark Hills is a 134-bed nonprofit nursing home in Manhattan, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 48.8% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Meadowlark Hills
2121 Meadowlark RoadManhattan, KS 66502
Riley 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 Meadowlark Hills, nurse aides logged 2.82 hours per resident per day, 5% above the Kansas average. With about 124 residents a day, that works out to roughly 349 aide hours a day, or about 44 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.82 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.61 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.08 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.51 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.19 | 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
48.8% of nursing staff at Meadowlark Hills left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
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. Meadowlark Hills holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Meadowlark Hills
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Manhattan Retirement Foundation Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 27, 1988
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Meadowlark Hills
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Via Christi Village Manhattan, Inc Manhattan | 1.6 | 93 | 2.55 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 3 | $96,781 |
| Stoneybrook Retirement Community Manhattan | 2.9 | 60 | 2.59 | 3.76 | 69.4% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Wamego Wamego | 13.8 | 45 | 2.38 | 3.72 | 20.9% | 4 | $26,525 |
| Westy Community Care Home Westmoreland | 14.2 | 40 | 3.10 | 4.25 | 65.3% | 1 | $19,406 |
| Leonardville Nursing Home Leonardville | 18.7 | 55 | 3.97 | 5.10 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Tallgrass Healthcare Campus Junction City · abuse citation | 19.9 | 100 | 2.11 | 3.60 | 49.3% | 2 | $13,995 |
| Wakefield Care and Rehab Wakefield | 23.6 | 45 | 2.56 | 4.01 | 32.4% | 4 | $15,593 |
| Community Hospital Onaga Ltcu St Marys | 27.7 | 26 | 3.92 | 5.73 | 30.0% | 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.