Tallgrass Healthcare Campus: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Tallgrass Healthcare Campus is a 100-bed for-profit nursing home in Junction City, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 22% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 49.3% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Tallgrass Healthcare Campus
1417 W Ash StJunction City, KS 66441
Geary County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Tallgrass Healthcare Campus, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Kansas average. With about 70 residents a day, that works out to roughly 148 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.85 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.60 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.23 | 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
49.3% of nursing staff at Tallgrass Healthcare Campus left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 41.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,995 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | Fine | $13,995 |
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. Tallgrass Healthcare Campus holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Tallgrass Healthcare Campus
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Legal name: Valley View Senior Life LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1981
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Tallgrass Healthcare Campus
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chapman Valley Manor Chapman | 9.2 | 30 | 2.19 | 3.74 | 61.5% | 4 | None |
| Enterprise Estates Nuring Center Enterprise | 16.1 | 40 | 2.93 | 4.34 | 51.5% | 2 | None |
| Wakefield Care and Rehab Wakefield | 16.3 | 45 | 2.56 | 4.01 | 32.4% | 4 | $15,593 |
| Stoneybrook Retirement Community Manhattan | 17.8 | 60 | 2.59 | 3.76 | 69.4% | 4 | None |
| Via Christi Village Manhattan, Inc Manhattan | 19.0 | 93 | 2.55 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 3 | $96,781 |
| Memorial Hospital Ltcu (Village Manor) Abilene | 19.9 | 75 | 3.23 | 4.33 | 55.1% | 4 | None |
| Meadowlark Hills Manhattan | 19.9 | 134 | 2.82 | 4.51 | 48.8% | 5 | $8,278 |
| Legacy at Herington Herington | 23.8 | 45 | 2.66 | 4.00 | 97.6% | 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.