The Healthcare Resort of Topeka: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Healthcare Resort of Topeka is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Topeka, Kansas, part of The Ensign Group. 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 40.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
The Healthcare Resort of Topeka
6300 SW 6th AvenueTopeka, KS 66615
Shawnee 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 Healthcare Resort of Topeka, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 22% below the Kansas average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% 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 | 1.00 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.20 | 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
40.5% of nursing staff at The Healthcare Resort of Topeka left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 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 Healthcare Resort of Topeka holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About The Healthcare Resort of Topeka
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Top City Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 2016
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Healthcare Resort of Topeka
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Plaza West Healthcare and Rehab Topeka | 1.4 | 151 | 2.66 | 3.70 | 58.7% | 1 | $93,073 |
| Topeka Presbyterian Manor Topeka | 1.5 | 68 | 2.91 | 4.54 | 47.4% | 1 | $56,260 |
| Lexington Park Nursing & Post Acute Center Topeka | 2.3 | 90 | 2.99 | 4.52 | 39.5% | 5 | None |
| Rolling Hills Health Center Topeka | 2.4 | 70 | 1.94 | 3.27 | 53.5% | 2 | $14,186 |
| Brighton Place West Topeka | 2.9 | 50 | 1.65 | 2.41 | 59.5% | 2 | $10,933 |
| Tanglewood Nursing & Rehabilitation Topeka · SFF candidate | 3.2 | 54 | 1.98 | 2.78 | 71.2% | 1 | $227,440 |
| The Gardens at Aldersgate Topeka · abuse citation | 3.5 | 175 | 2.53 | 4.01 | 64.2% | 1 | $56,617 |
| Brewster Health Center Topeka | 5.1 | 97 | 4.09 | 5.70 | 53.1% | 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.