Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community is a 76-bed for-profit nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas, part of Midwest Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.62 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
4851 Harvard RoadLawrence, KS 66049
Douglas 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 Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, nurse aides logged 2.62 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Kansas average. With about 59 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.62 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.69 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $29,286 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2026 | Fine | $14,385 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Fine | $14,901 |
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. Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Midwest Health, 11 homes
- Legal name: Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 12, 2001
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lawrence Presbyterian Manor Lawrence | 1.6 | 40 | 4.32 | 5.83 | 53.7% | 3 | None |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF Lawrence · no staffing data submitted | 3.2 | 14 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Medicalodges Eudora Eudora | 11.3 | 65 | 2.32 | 3.84 | 74.6% | 1 | $29,802 |
| Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center, LLC Baldwin City | 14.7 | 60 | 2.28 | 3.43 | 46.7% | 5 | None |
| Tonganoxie Terrace Tonganoxie | 15.3 | 90 | 2.07 | 3.00 | 68.6% | 1 | $47,317 |
| Heritage Gardens Health and Rehabilitation Center Oskaloosa | 17.0 | 60 | 2.59 | 3.84 | 54.5% | 3 | $13,056 |
| Hillside Village of de Soto Rehabilitation and Nur De Soto | 17.8 | 49 | 2.36 | 3.79 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Countryside Health Center Topeka | 18.8 | 97 | 1.19 | 1.86 | 38.6% | 4 | 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.