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Medicalodges Iola

600 E Garfield Street, Iola, KS, 66749

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 175226

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall2 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures2 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Medicalodges, Inc.
Certified beds
45 · avg 41 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
55.6%higher than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
81.8%higher than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 41.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Kansas averageKansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $42,224 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
175226
Certified beds
45 beds · avg 41 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Ml-Op Iola Llc
Chain affiliation
Medicalodges, Inc.

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Medicalodges, Inc. chain — 20 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.

Disclosed owners (16 on record)

  • Medicalodges Inc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022

  • Tracy Bartley

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2022

  • Lori a Waechter Harmon

    Corporate Officer · since 2018

  • Shannon m Lager

    Corporate Director · since 2018

  • Teresa Coover

    Corporate Officer · since 2017

  • Pamela l Smith

    Corporate Officer · since 2014

+ 10 additional owners on the federal record.

Recent change of ownership

May 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Windsor Place at Iola Llc

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

41 health citations on file5 immediate-jeopardy findings6 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $42K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 41)

  • D0550·Jul 23, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

  • F0947·Jul 23, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

  • F0882·Jul 23, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

  • E0880·Jul 23, 2025

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0812·Jul 23, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • F0730·Jul 23, 2025

    Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

    Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

  • D0697·Jul 23, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

  • D0690·Jul 23, 2025

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20241 fine · $16K
  • 20231 fine · $26K

Most recent events

  • May 6, 2024Fine · $16K
  • Dec 20, 2023Fine · $26K

Largest single fine on record: $26K.

Fire-safety citations

22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 23, 2025. 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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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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