Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a 104-bed for-profit nursing home in Wichita, Kansas, part of Recover-Care Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.63 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 56.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
5808 W 8th Street NorthWichita, KS 67212
Sedgwick 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 Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.63 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Kansas average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 196 aide hours a day, or about 25 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) | 2.63 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.96 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.00 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.53 | 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
56.5% of nursing staff at Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 55.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 7, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,801 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2024 | Fine | $16,801 |
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. Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Recover-Care Wichita LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Sandpiper Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wichita Presbyterian Manor Wichita | 0.9 | 50 | 2.84 | 4.69 | 59.6% | 5 | None |
| Lakepoint Wichita, LLC Wichita | 1.2 | 110 | 3.04 | 4.89 | 54.5% | 2 | None |
| Ascension Living Via Christi Village McLean Wichita | 2.1 | 36 | 2.69 | 4.39 | 40.5% | 5 | None |
| Meridian Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Wichita | 2.3 | 106 | 2.03 | 3.29 | 41.9% | 3 | $46,483 |
| Rolling Hills Health and Rehab Wichita | 3.2 | 85 | 2.56 | 3.82 | 43.8% | 3 | $39,118 |
| Family Health & Rehabilitation Center Wichita | 3.4 | 72 | 3.09 | 4.81 | 66.3% | 4 | None |
| Via Christi Village Ridge Wichita · abuse citation | 3.5 | 80 | 2.37 | 4.47 | 38.2% | 4 | $36,040 |
| Azria Health Wichita Wichita | 4.1 | 70 | 3.46 | 5.39 | 68.0% | 3 | 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.