Protection Valley Manor: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Protection Valley Manor is a 45-bed nonprofit nursing home in Protection, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 23.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Protection Valley Manor
600 S BroadwayProtection, KS 67127
Comanche 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 Protection Valley Manor, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.22 | 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
23.5% of nursing staff at Protection Valley Manor left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
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 2 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. Protection Valley Manor holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Protection Valley Manor
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 25, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Protection Valley Manor
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| Western Skilled Nursing and Therapy Buffalo | 25.5 | 76 | 1.66 | 3.39 | 52.4% | 5 | None |
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| Haviland Operator, LLC Haviland | 35.8 | 45 | 0.93 | 1.71 | 40.9% | 5 | None |
| Fowler Residential Care Fowler | 40.9 | 20 | 3.18 | 5.50 | 37.0% | 5 | $8,021 |
| Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement Meade | 47.0 | 45 | 3.71 | 4.73 | 39.6% | 5 | None |
| Southwind at Spearville Spearville | 47.6 | 28 | 3.52 | 4.78 | 10.0% | 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.