Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Wichita, Kansas, part of Tutera Senior Living & Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 41.9% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
1555 N Meridian StreetWichita, KS 67203
Sedgwick 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 Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Kansas average. With about 99 residents a day, that works out to roughly 201 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.83 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.29 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
41.9% of nursing staff at Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 15 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $46,483 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Fine | $16,055 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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. Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Tutera Senior Living & Health Care, 25 homes
- Legal name: Meridian Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 16, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ascension Living Via Christi Village McLean Wichita | 1.0 | 36 | 2.69 | 4.39 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| Lakepoint Wichita, LLC Wichita | 1.1 | 110 | 3.04 | 4.89 | 54.5% | 2 | None |
| Wichita Presbyterian Manor Wichita | 1.4 | 50 | 2.84 | 4.69 | 59.6% | 5 | None |
| Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Wichita | 2.3 | 104 | 2.63 | 4.00 | 56.5% | 4 | $16,801 |
| Homestead Health Center Wichita | 3.9 | 45 | 3.21 | 4.69 | 46.4% | 2 | $59,829 |
| Via Christi Village Ridge Wichita · abuse citation | 4.0 | 80 | 2.37 | 4.47 | 38.2% | 4 | $36,040 |
| Azria Health Wichita Wichita | 4.4 | 70 | 3.46 | 5.39 | 68.0% | 3 | None |
| Mount St Mary Wichita | 5.1 | 24 | 3.41 | 5.08 | 31.0% | 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.