Sunporch of Smith County: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Sunporch of Smith County is a 22-bed nonprofit nursing home in Smith Center, Kansas, part of Grace Team Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 44.8% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Sunporch of Smith County
920 E Kansas AveSmith 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 Sunporch of Smith County, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 22 residents a day, that works out to roughly 58 aide hours a day, or about 7 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) | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.99 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.40 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.02 | 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
44.8% of nursing staff at Sunporch of Smith County left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 24, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 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. Sunporch of Smith County holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Sunporch of Smith County
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Grace Team Services, 9 homes
- Legal name: Sunporch of Smith Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 30, 2019
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Sunporch of Smith County
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| Accura Healthcare of Franklin Franklin | 24.2 | 42 | 1.62 | 2.75 | 70.0% | 2 | None |
| Heritage of Webster County Red Cloud | 25.5 | 43 | 2.51 | 3.91 | 59.5% | 1 | None |
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| Good Samaritan Society - Colonial Villa Alma | 38.7 | 53 | 1.86 | 3.15 | 41.9% | 4 | 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.