Nortonville Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Nortonville Health Care Center is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Nortonville, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.86 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 31% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 80.7% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Nortonville Health Care Center
412 E Walnut StNortonville, KS 66060
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Nortonville Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.86 hours per resident per day, 31% below the Kansas average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 58 aide hours a day, or about 7 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.86 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.50 | 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
80.7% of nursing staff at Nortonville 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 60.0%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 36 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 4 fines totaling $192,235 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2026 | Fine | $111,378 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | Payment Denial | 49 days from Jan 22, 2026 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Fine | $13,829 |
| Jul 31, 2025 | Fine | $21,453 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | Fine | $45,575 |
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. Nortonville Health Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Nortonville Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Nortonville Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| F W Huston Medical Center Winchester | 6.8 | 38 | 2.68 | 3.72 | 48.9% | 3 | None |
| Valley Health Care Center Valley Falls · no staffing data submitted | 9.1 | 40 | — | — | — | 4 | None |
| Easton Health Care Center Easton | 11.6 | 45 | 1.83 | 2.63 | — | 1 | $22,431 |
| Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center Oskaloosa | 14.0 | 60 | 2.59 | 3.84 | 54.5% | 3 | $13,056 |
| Dooley Center Atchison | 14.1 | 44 | 2.63 | 4.02 | 33.3% | 5 | None |
| Medicalodges Atchison Atchison | 14.4 | 60 | 2.49 | 3.96 | 48.8% | 4 | None |
| Atchison Senior Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Atchison | 15.5 | 45 | 2.29 | 3.87 | — | 3 | $20,817 |
| Medicalodges Leavenworth Leavenworth | 21.8 | 45 | 2.63 | 4.24 | 93.3% | 1 | $8,281 |
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.