Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village is a 30-bed nonprofit nursing home in Ness City, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 54% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 47.8% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village
312 Custer StreetNess City, KS 67560
Ness 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 Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village, nurse aides logged 4.17 hours per resident per day, 54% above the Kansas average. With about 23 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 4.17 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.14 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.67 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.95 | 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
47.8% of nursing staff at Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 14.3%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 5, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 8, 2004
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
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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.