Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Wathena, Kansas, part of Recover-Care Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Kansas average of 2.70, and 36.1% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
2112 Highway 36Wathena, KS 66090
Doniphan 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 Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Kansas average. With about 36 residents a day, that works out to roughly 73 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.87 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.55 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.45 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.11 | 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
36.1% of nursing staff at Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 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. Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Recover-Care Healthcare, 27 homes
- Legal name: Recover-Care Wathena LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 31, 1992
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| St Joseph Chateau Saint Joseph | 5.8 | 69 | 1.87 | 2.67 | 40.7% | 4 | None |
| Advanced Care of St Joseph Saint Joseph | 6.5 | 180 | 1.83 | 2.48 | 51.7% | 1 | $29,803 |
| St Joseph Manor Health & Rehabilitation Saint Joseph · abuse citation | 8.2 | 110 | 2.48 | 3.50 | 50.8% | 2 | $10,414 |
| Carriage Square Rehab and Healthcare Center Saint Joseph | 8.8 | 130 | 2.53 | 3.50 | 77.0% | 1 | $48,685 |
| Living Community of St Joseph Saint Joseph | 9.9 | 96 | 1.95 | 3.59 | 60.0% | 4 | None |
| Belleview Care Center Saint Joseph · abuse citation | 10.0 | 90 | 2.34 | 3.40 | 59.8% | 1 | $31,330 |
| Laverna Manor Health & Rehabilitation Savannah · abuse citation | 13.4 | 120 | 3.39 | 4.28 | 57.1% | 3 | $101,967 |
| Abundant Acres Care and Rehab Savannah | 15.6 | 88 | 2.10 | 2.86 | 50.0% | 2 | $14,498 |
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.