Kearny County Hospital Ltcu
607 Court Pl, Lakin, KS, 67860
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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.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 40 · avg 20 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 8 fines · $69,565 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 17E531
- Certified beds
- 40 beds · avg 20 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- Yes
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 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 43)
- F0947·Oct 24, 2024
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.
- E0883·Oct 24, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- F0882·Oct 24, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- F0881·Oct 24, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- F0880·Oct 24, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Oct 24, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
- F0851·Oct 24, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- F0835·Oct 24, 2024
Administration Deficiencies
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20245 fines · $34K
- 20233 fines · $36K
Most recent events
- Feb 20, 2024Fine · $4,893
- Feb 12, 2024Fine · $4,893
- Jan 22, 2024Fine · $15K
- Jan 8, 2024Fine · $4,893
- Jan 2, 2024Fine · $4,545
- Dec 11, 2023Fine · $14K
Largest single fine on record: $15K.
Fire-safety citations
21 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Oct 24, 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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