Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab is a 151-bed for-profit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas, part of Recover-Care Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.66 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 58.7% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab
1570 SW Westport DriveTopeka, KS 66604
Shawnee 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 Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.66 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 128 residents a day, that works out to roughly 341 aide hours a day, or about 43 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 22% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.66 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.70 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.87 | 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
58.7% of nursing staff at Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 10 fines totaling $93,073 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine | $4,893 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $14,679 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $4,516 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $3,846 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $9,440 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine | $2,470 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine | $2,117 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $4,233 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Fine | $41,986 |
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. Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Recover-Care Plaza West Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 28, 1993
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Healthcare Resort of Topeka Topeka | 1.4 | 70 | 2.11 | 3.73 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| Rolling Hills Health Center Topeka | 1.5 | 70 | 1.94 | 3.27 | 53.5% | 2 | $14,186 |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor Topeka | 1.7 | 68 | 2.91 | 4.54 | 47.4% | 1 | $56,260 |
| Tanglewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Topeka · SFF candidate | 1.8 | 54 | 1.98 | 2.78 | 71.2% | 1 | $227,440 |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 1.9 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| The Gardens at Aldersgate Topeka · abuse citation | 2.5 | 175 | 2.53 | 4.01 | 64.2% | 1 | $56,617 |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 2.9 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Brewster Health Center Topeka | 4.0 | 97 | 4.09 | 5.70 | 53.1% | 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.