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Wheatland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

320 S Lincoln St, Russell, KS, 67665

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 175286

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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

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections5 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Corporation · Chain: Americare Senior Living
Certified beds
45 · avg 41 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
20.7%lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the Kansas averageKansas avg: 0.3 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
175286
Certified beds
45 beds · avg 41 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Wheatland Nursing Llc
Chain affiliation
Americare Senior Living

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Americare Senior Living chain — 23 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (7 on record)

  • Kyle Schade

    Corporate Officer · since 2021

  • Michelle Crocker

    W-2 Managing Employee · 100% · since 2017

  • Clay Crosson

    Other · 100% · since 2013

  • Anna c Montgomery

    5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 50% · since 2013

  • Americare Systems, Inc.

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2011

  • r h Montgomery Properties, Inc

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2002

+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

9 health citations on file1 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 9)

  • E0801·Jun 26, 2025Complaint

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • F0880·Oct 30, 2023

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • F0812·Oct 30, 2023

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

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

  • F0801·Oct 30, 2023

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • E0761·Oct 30, 2023

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

  • D0760·Apr 5, 2022

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • D0689·Apr 5, 2022

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

  • D0558·Apr 5, 2022

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

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Fire-safety citations

20 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jun 26, 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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