Western Prairie Senior Living LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Ulysses, Kansas, part of Midwest Health. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.17 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% above the Kansas average of 2.70, and 36.0% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC
510 E San Jacinto AvenueUlysses, KS 67880
Grant 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 Western Prairie Senior Living LLC, nurse aides logged 3.17 hours per resident per day, 18% above the Kansas average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 98 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.17 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.37 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.87 | 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
36.0% of nursing staff at Western Prairie Senior Living LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Kansas average of 48.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 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. Western Prairie Senior Living LLC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Western Prairie Senior Living LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Midwest Health, 11 homes
- Legal name: Western Prairie Nursing Facility Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 2017
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Western Prairie Senior Living LLC
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| Stanton County Health Care Facility Ltcu Johnson · many days without an RN | 21.9 | 25 | 3.70 | 5.27 | 13.3% | 2 | None |
| Kearny County Hospital Ltcu Lakin · SFF candidate | 25.6 | 40 | 4.25 | 5.81 | — | 1 | $69,565 |
| Stevens County Hospital Ltcu DBA Pioneer Manor Hugoton | 29.3 | 77 | 3.66 | 4.68 | 37.3% | 2 | None |
| Garden Valley Retirement Village Garden City | 37.6 | 62 | 2.38 | 3.45 | 53.8% | 5 | None |
| Ranch House Senior Living LLC Garden City | 39.4 | 60 | 2.77 | 4.29 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Wheatridge Park Care Center Liberal | 42.6 | 51 | 2.68 | 3.74 | 52.3% | 1 | $158,640 |
| Good Samaritan-Liberal Liberal | 43.1 | 45 | 2.70 | 4.07 | 32.6% | 2 | $94,784 |
| Southwest Medical Center SNF Liberal | 43.4 | 18 | — | — | — | 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.