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Sandstone Heights

440 State Street, Little River, KS, 67457

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 175509Nonprofit

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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

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Other
Certified beds
36 · avg 27 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
52.6%near the Kansas averageKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
30%lower 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 · $67,763 total
Payment denials
1 denial

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
175509
Certified beds
36 beds · avg 27 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Other
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Rice County Hospital District No 2

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitOther

Disclosed owners (10 on record)

  • Todd Schlosser

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Trey Look

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Allen Whorton

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2025

  • David Willard

    Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025

  • Nancy Turner

    Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2025

  • Abigail e Lehman

    Managing Control - Governing Body · since 2023

+ 4 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

20 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding5 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $68K1 payment denial

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 20)

  • F0851·Mar 13, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.

  • D0812·Mar 13, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

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

  • G0689·Mar 13, 2025Complaint

    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·Mar 13, 2025Complaint

    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.

  • D0625·Mar 13, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

  • J0602·Jan 16, 2024Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.

  • F0921·Jun 15, 2023

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

  • F0880·Jun 15, 2023

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $41K · 1 payment denial
  • 20241 fine · $27K

Most recent events

  • Mar 13, 2025Payment denial · 40 days · starting Apr 11, 2025
  • Mar 13, 2025Fine · $41K
  • Jan 16, 2024Fine · $27K

Largest single fine on record: $41K.

Fire-safety citations

31 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 13, 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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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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