Southwind at Spearville: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southwind at Spearville is a 28-bed nonprofit nursing home in Spearville, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 10.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Southwind at Spearville
102 N Pine StreetSpearville, KS 67876
Ford 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 Southwind at Spearville, nurse aides logged 3.52 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Kansas average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 84 aide hours a day, or about 10 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.52 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.30 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.96 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.78 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.62 | 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
10.0% of nursing staff at Southwind at Spearville 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 Jan 29, 2026. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Southwind at Spearville holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Southwind at Spearville
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Legal name: Spearville Senior Living Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 7, 2022
- 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.