The Shepherd's Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Shepherd's Center is a 28-bed nonprofit nursing home in Cimarron, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 33% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 58.1% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
The Shepherd's Center
101 Cedar Ridge DriveCimarron, KS 67835
Gray County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At The Shepherd's Center, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 33% below the Kansas average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 46 aide hours a day, or about 6 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.24 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 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
58.1% of nursing staff at The Shepherd's Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 17, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,627 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2024 | Fine | $13,627 |
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. The Shepherd's Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About The Shepherd's Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 13, 2024
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near The Shepherd's Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Bethel Home Montezuma | 16.3 | 56 | 3.35 | 4.58 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Trinity Manor Dodge City | 18.2 | 46 | 2.43 | 3.69 | 40.5% | 4 | $29,773 |
| Sunporch of Dodge City Dodge City | 18.4 | 45 | 2.48 | 3.42 | 63.9% | 3 | None |
| Kansas Soldiers Home Fort Dodge | 18.5 | 56 | 4.96 | 6.58 | 27.6% | 3 | None |
| Manor of the Plains Dodge City | 18.8 | 50 | 2.50 | 3.56 | 51.9% | 3 | None |
| Garden Valley Retirement Village Garden City | 29.7 | 62 | 2.38 | 3.45 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Ranch House Senior Living LLC Garden City | 29.9 | 60 | 2.77 | 4.29 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Fowler Residential Care Fowler | 31.4 | 20 | 3.18 | 5.50 | 37.0% | 5 | $8,021 |
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.