Medicalodges Iola
600 E Garfield Street, Iola, KS, 66749
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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
- 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 departed — near 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
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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
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.
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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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