The Cedars: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Cedars is a 54-bed nonprofit nursing home in McPherson, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.13 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 64.4% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
The Cedars
1021 Cedars DriveMcPherson, KS 67460
Mcpherson 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 The Cedars, nurse aides logged 3.13 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Kansas average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 121 aide hours a day, or about 15 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.13 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.12 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.98 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.52 | 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
64.4% of nursing staff at The Cedars left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 85.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 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. The Cedars holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About The Cedars
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Cedars, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 10, 1996
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Cedars
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| McPherson Operator, LLC McPherson | 1.2 | 45 | 2.36 | 3.74 | 42.6% | 3 | None |
| Pleasant View Home Inman | 12.0 | 122 | 3.59 | 5.39 | 46.3% | 3 | None |
| Bethany Home Association Lindsborg | 13.8 | 85 | 3.70 | 5.34 | 34.0% | 5 | None |
| Moundridge Manor Moundridge | 13.9 | 78 | 3.53 | 4.86 | 19.8% | 5 | $20,295 |
| Pine Village Moundridge | 15.1 | 74 | 3.54 | 5.07 | 54.5% | 3 | None |
| Riverview Estates Marquette · abuse citation | 15.5 | 36 | 2.99 | 4.35 | 51.3% | 1 | $35,839 |
| Buhler Sunshine Home Buhler | 18.4 | 55 | 4.27 | 5.22 | 32.9% | 4 | None |
| Bethesda Home Goessel | 19.1 | 57 | 2.24 | 3.85 | 31.6% | 5 | 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.