Providence Living Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Providence Living Center is a 78-bed for-profit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas, part of Mission Health Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.57 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 42% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 71.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Providence Living Center
1112 Se Republican AvenueTopeka, KS 66607
Shawnee 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.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Providence Living Center, nurse aides logged 1.57 hours per resident per day, 42% below the Kansas average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 107 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 1.57 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.40 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.46 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.16 | 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
71.0% of nursing staff at Providence Living 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 85.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $22,925 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Fine | $22,925 |
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. Providence Living Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Providence Living Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mission Health Communities, 30 homes
- Legal name: Providence Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Providence Living Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Legacy on 10th Avenue Topeka | 0.4 | 60 | 1.90 | 3.01 | 65.4% | 1 | None |
| Countryside Health Center Topeka | 0.7 | 97 | 1.19 | 1.86 | 38.6% | 4 | None |
| Brighton Place North Topeka | 2.3 | 34 | 1.08 | 2.04 | 43.8% | 4 | $9,408 |
| Brewster Health Center Topeka | 2.8 | 97 | 4.09 | 5.70 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Heritage Grove Estates Topeka | 3.7 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.03 | 53.5% | 4 | $9,113 |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 3.9 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 4.3 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| Tanglewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Topeka · SFF candidate | 5.1 | 54 | 1.98 | 2.78 | 71.2% | 1 | $227,440 |
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.