Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu is a 37-bed government-run nursing home in Wakeeney, Kansas. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.28 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 26.5% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
320 N 13th StWakeeney, KS 67672
Trego 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 Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu, nurse aides logged 3.28 hours per resident per day, 21% above the Kansas average. With about 32 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.28 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.13 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.95 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.35 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.46 | 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
26.5% of nursing staff at Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu 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%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 4, 2025. 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. Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
- Ownership: Government - County
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Trego Co-Lemke Memorial Hospital Ltcu
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Good Samaritan - Ellis Ellis | 18.2 | 42 | 2.46 | 3.73 | 28.9% | 5 | None |
| Dawson Place Hill City | 23.9 | 36 | 2.59 | 3.54 | 42.5% | 2 | None |
| Sheridan County Hospital Ltcu Hoxie | 27.3 | 32 | 3.68 | 5.55 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Hays Hays | 30.5 | 45 | 2.38 | 4.06 | 28.8% | 5 | None |
| Via Christi Village Hays KS LLC Hays | 32.4 | 96 | 2.68 | 4.11 | 91.8% | 1 | $57,983 |
| Redbud Village Plainville · abuse citation | 33.7 | 34 | 2.39 | 3.73 | — | — | $24,779 |
| Ness County Hospital Ltcu DBA Cedar Village Ness City | 39.5 | 30 | 4.17 | 5.67 | 47.8% | 3 | None |
| Solomon Valley Manor Stockton | 42.7 | 30 | 2.93 | 4.25 | 28.6% | 3 | 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.