Rock Creek of Ottawa: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rock Creek of Ottawa is a 75-bed for-profit nursing home in Ottawa, Kansas, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.49 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 58.2% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Rock Creek of Ottawa
1100 W 15th StreetOttawa, KS 66067
Franklin 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 Rock Creek of Ottawa, nurse aides logged 2.49 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Kansas average. With about 72 residents a day, that works out to roughly 180 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.49 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.56 | 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
58.2% of nursing staff at Rock Creek of Ottawa left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 45.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | Fine | $8,278 |
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. Rock Creek of Ottawa holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Rock Creek of Ottawa
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Ottawa Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1995
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Rock Creek of Ottawa
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| Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center, LLC Baldwin City | 13.2 | 60 | 2.28 | 3.43 | 46.7% | 5 | None |
| Wellsville Manor Wellsville | 13.6 | 51 | 3.91 | 4.72 | 45.7% | 3 | None |
| Richmond Healthcare & Rehab Center Richmond | 13.7 | 60 | 2.71 | 3.79 | 53.6% | 1 | None |
| Brookside Retirement Community Overbrook | 19.9 | 60 | 2.67 | 3.82 | 44.9% | 5 | $14,069 |
| Parkview Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Garnett | 21.5 | 45 | 2.68 | 3.77 | 39.2% | 4 | None |
| Anderson County Hospital Ltcu Garnett | 21.7 | 36 | 2.53 | 3.94 | 44.7% | 5 | None |
| North Point Skilled Nursing Center Paola | 22.0 | 53 | 2.32 | 3.39 | 45.7% | 5 | None |
| Medicalodges Paola Paola | 22.8 | 70 | 1.01 | 1.90 | 55.6% | 2 | $78,225 |
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.