Sandstone Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sandstone Heights is a 36-bed nonprofit nursing home in Little River, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.43 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 58.8% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Sandstone Heights
440 State StreetLittle River, KS 67457
Rice 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 Sandstone Heights, nurse aides logged 2.43 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Kansas average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 62 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.43 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.18 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.80 | 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
58.8% of nursing staff at Sandstone Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $67,763 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2025 | Fine | $41,262 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Payment Denial | 40 days from Apr 11, 2025 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Fine | $26,501 |
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. Sandstone Heights holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Sandstone Heights
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Rice County Hospital District No 2
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 2008
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
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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.