Smith Center Health and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Smith Center Health and Rehab is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Smith Center, Kansas, part of Mission Health Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.47 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 22.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Smith Center Health and Rehab
117 W 1st Street #369Smith Center, KS 66967
Smith 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 Smith Center Health and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.47 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Kansas average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 11 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) | 2.47 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.27 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.25 | 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
22.5% of nursing staff at Smith Center Health and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $16,153 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2025 | Fine | $16,153 |
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. Smith Center Health and Rehab holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Smith Center Health and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mission Health Communities, 30 homes
- Legal name: Smith Center Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Smith Center Health and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sunporch of Smith County Smith Center | 7.7 | 22 | 2.68 | 4.40 | 44.8% | 5 | None |
| Downs Care and Rehab Downs | 15.2 | 45 | 2.31 | 3.79 | 35.1% | 5 | None |
| Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center Osborne | 18.3 | 58 | 2.22 | 3.19 | 64.7% | 1 | None |
| Heritage of Webster County Red Cloud | 27.2 | 43 | 2.51 | 3.91 | 59.5% | 1 | None |
| Accura Healthcare of Franklin Franklin | 31.2 | 42 | 1.62 | 2.75 | 70.0% | 2 | None |
| Hilltop Lodge Health and Rehabilitation Center Beloit | 33.3 | 90 | 2.37 | 3.42 | 47.0% | 2 | $28,937 |
| Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems Ltcu Beloit | 33.4 | 36 | 3.16 | 4.79 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Phillips County Retirement Center Phillipsburg · many days without an RN | 35.1 | 40 | 3.03 | 4.21 | 38.7% | 1 | 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.