Wakefield Care and Rehab: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wakefield Care and Rehab is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Wakefield, Kansas, part of Mission Health Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 32.4% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Wakefield Care and Rehab
509 Grove StreetWakefield, KS 67487
Clay 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 Wakefield Care and Rehab, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Kansas average. With about 42 residents a day, that works out to roughly 109 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 18% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.11 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 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
32.4% of nursing staff at Wakefield Care and Rehab left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 12.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 3 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $15,593 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $15,593 |
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. Wakefield Care and Rehab holds 4 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Wakefield Care and Rehab
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Mission Health Communities, 30 homes
- Legal name: Wakefield Operator LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wakefield Care and Rehab
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Clay Center Presbyterian Manor Clay Center | 12.6 | 30 | 3.06 | 4.51 | 46.7% | 5 | None |
| Leonardville Nursing Home Leonardville | 13.3 | 55 | 3.97 | 5.10 | 34.8% | 5 | None |
| Chapman Valley Manor Chapman | 16.3 | 30 | 2.19 | 3.74 | 61.5% | 4 | None |
| Tallgrass Healthcare Campus Junction City · abuse citation | 16.3 | 100 | 2.11 | 3.60 | 49.3% | 2 | $13,995 |
| Stoneybrook Retirement Community Manhattan | 20.7 | 60 | 2.59 | 3.76 | 69.4% | 4 | None |
| Via Christi Village Manhattan, Inc Manhattan | 22.0 | 93 | 2.55 | 4.09 | 49.0% | 3 | $96,781 |
| Enterprise Estates Nuring Center Enterprise | 22.5 | 40 | 2.93 | 4.34 | 51.5% | 2 | None |
| Memorial Hospital Ltcu (Village Manor) Abilene | 22.6 | 75 | 3.23 | 4.33 | 55.1% | 4 | 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.