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Mennonite Friendship Communities Inc

600 W Blanchard Avenue, South Hutchinson, KS, 67505

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 175379Continuing-care retirement communityNonprofit

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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 inspections4 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
Non profit - Corporation
Certified beds
100 · avg 76 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
25.4%lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
0%lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 41.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
1 fine · $14,498 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
175379
Certified beds
100 beds · avg 76 residents/day
Ownership type
Non profit - Corporation
Continuing-care community
Yes

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Mennonite Friendship Communities, Inc

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

Non-profitCorporation

Disclosed owners (16 on record)

  • Richard Erik Liepins

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Dawn Ellen Veh

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Chris Schmidt

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Keith Nisly

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Martha Miller

    Corporate Director · since 2024

  • Verton Miller

    Corporate Director · since 2024

+ 10 additional owners on the federal record.

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

Federal inspection record

24 health citations on file11 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $14K

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 24)

  • D0628·Aug 26, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

  • D0627·Aug 26, 2025Complaint

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.

  • D0849·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Administration Deficiencies

    Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.

  • D0760·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

  • D0758·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li

  • D0757·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

  • D0756·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

  • D0693·Jan 15, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20251 fine · $14K

Most recent events

  • Feb 5, 2025Fine · $14K

Fire-safety citations

46 Life-Safety-Code citations on file, including 1 at severity J–L. Most recent: Jan 15, 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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