Wheatridge Park Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wheatridge Park Care Center is a 51-bed for-profit nursing home in Liberal, Kansas, part of Frontline Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average of 2.70, and 52.3% nursing staff turnover (Kansas average 48.1%).
Wheatridge Park Care Center
1501 S Holly DrLiberal, KS 67901
Seward 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 Wheatridge Park Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.68 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Kansas average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 108 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Kansas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.68 | 2.70 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.23 | 0.65 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.30 | 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
52.3% of nursing staff at Wheatridge Park Care 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 44.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 16, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Kansas average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $158,640 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fine | $27,573 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | Fine | $131,067 |
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. Wheatridge Park Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Kansas average is 3.1.
About Wheatridge Park Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Frontline Management, 9 homes
- Legal name: Liberal SNF Op Co LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 4, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Wheatridge Park Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Southwest Medical Center SNF Liberal | 0.8 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| Good Samaritan-Liberal Liberal | 1.1 | 45 | 2.70 | 4.07 | 32.6% | 2 | $94,784 |
| Stevens County Hospital Ltcu DBA Pioneer Manor Hugoton | 23.6 | 77 | 3.66 | 4.68 | 37.3% | 2 | None |
| Beaver County Nursing Home Beaver | 29.5 | 62 | 2.73 | 3.63 | 66.7% | 2 | $15,642 |
| Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement Meade | 37.0 | 45 | 3.71 | 4.73 | 39.6% | 5 | None |
| Western Prairie Senior Living LLC Ulysses | 42.6 | 60 | 3.17 | 4.37 | 36.0% | 5 | None |
| Bethel Home Montezuma | 45.9 | 56 | 3.35 | 4.58 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Fowler Residential Care Fowler | 46.8 | 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.