Orchard Gardens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Orchard Gardens is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Wichita, Kansas, part of Advena Living Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 38% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 66.1% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Orchard Gardens
1600 S Woodlawn BlvdWichita, KS 67218
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 Orchard Gardens, nurse aides logged 1.68 hours per resident per day, 38% below the Kansas average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 116 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.68 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.63 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.40 | 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
66.1% of nursing staff at Orchard Gardens left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 77.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $20,677 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2026 | Fine | $11,362 |
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $9,315 |
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. Orchard Gardens holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Orchard Gardens
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Advena Living Communities, 6 homes
- Legal name: Orchard Gardens, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 11, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Orchard Gardens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lincoln Care and Rehab Wichita | 1.5 | 45 | 2.77 | 3.77 | — | 1 | $40,104 |
| Mount St Mary Wichita | 1.8 | 24 | 3.41 | 5.08 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Wichita Wichita | 2.2 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 37.8% | 4 | None |
| Medicalodges Wichita Wichita | 3.0 | 55 | 2.34 | 3.90 | 53.8% | 3 | None |
| Caritas Center, Inc Wichita | 3.4 | 22 | 3.91 | 6.11 | 14.3% | 5 | None |
| Regent Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Wichita | 4.0 | 84 | 2.76 | 4.70 | 48.9% | 5 | None |
| Center at Waterfront LLC Wichita | 4.0 | 80 | 2.79 | 5.02 | 61.6% | 3 | $8,281 |
| Great Plains Post Acute Wichita | 4.1 | 118 | 2.20 | 3.63 | 78.9% | 1 | $46,331 |
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.