Medicalodges Independence: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Medicalodges Independence is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Independence, Kansas, part of Medicalodges, Inc.. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Medicalodges Independence
1000 MulberryIndependence, KS 67301
Montgomery 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 Medicalodges Independence, nurse aides logged 2.64 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 102 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.64 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.69 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.17 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Medicalodges Independence left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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. Medicalodges Independence holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Medicalodges Independence
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Medicalodges, Inc., 18 homes
- Legal name: Medicalodges Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 9, 2003
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Medicalodges Independence
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Montgomery Place Nursing Center Independence | 2.1 | 43 | 2.79 | 3.91 | 25.0% | 4 | None |
| Advena Living of Cherryvale Cherryvale | 8.3 | 45 | 1.88 | 3.10 | 35.3% | 1 | None |
| Neodesha Care and Rehab Neodesha | 13.1 | 45 | 2.58 | 3.93 | 26.2% | 3 | $11,911 |
| Medicalodges Coffeyville on Midland Coffeyville | 14.4 | 100 | 2.58 | 4.17 | 43.0% | 3 | $217,665 |
| Parsons Presbyterian Manor Parsons | 24.4 | 43 | 3.18 | 4.60 | 56.0% | 5 | $14,433 |
| Elmhaven East Parsons | 25.8 | 45 | 2.40 | 3.82 | 66.7% | 3 | None |
| Pleasant Valley Manor Sedan | 26.8 | 45 | 3.38 | 4.59 | 55.8% | 5 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Parsons Parsons | 27.1 | 45 | 2.57 | 4.30 | 21.2% | 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.