Hill Top House
505 W Elm, Bucklin, KS, 67834
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 29 · avg 24 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.6% — near the Kansas averageKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Kansas averageKansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 175500
- Certified beds
- 29 beds · avg 24 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Bucklin District Hospital
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Fredrick j Farmer
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Stephen Hokanson
Trustee of The Snf · since 2017
- Cynthia Imel
Trustee of The Snf · since 2011
- Melanie s Scott
Corporate Director · 100% · since 2002
- Judith Kregar
Operational/managerial Control · since 1991
- Bucklin District Hospital
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 1966
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- F0880·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0851·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- D0849·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
- D0758·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
- F0726·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- D0655·Nov 20, 2024Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- G0689·Feb 15, 2023
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0657·Feb 15, 2023
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Fire-safety citations
6 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 20, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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