Homestead Health Center
2133 S Elizabeth Street, Wichita, KS, 67213
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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
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 45 · avg 43 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 38.9% — lower than most Kansas nursing homesKansas avg: 49.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $59,829 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 175487
- Certified beds
- 45 beds · avg 43 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Homestead Health Center, Inc.
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Eula r Butler
Corporate Director · since 2013
- John h Brewer
Corporate Officer · since 2013
- Milly Chard
Corporate Director · since 2011
- Nancy e Vestring
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2011
- Ricky e Bailey
Corporate Officer · since 2010
- Homestead Health Center, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1981
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, 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 25)
- D0883·Aug 28, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D0880·Aug 28, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0761·Aug 28, 2024
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.
- G0689·Aug 28, 2024
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- E0657·Aug 28, 2024
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.
- D0578·Aug 28, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
- J0726·Jan 4, 2024Complaint
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- J0690·Jan 4, 2024Complaint
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
- 20242 fines · $60K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Aug 28, 2024Payment denial · 19 days · starting Sep 26, 2024
- Aug 28, 2024Fine · $37K
- Jan 4, 2024Fine · $22K
Largest single fine on record: $37K.
Fire-safety citations
27 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 28, 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.
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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