Nursing home report
Registered name: BUHLER SUNSHINE HOME
BUHLER, KS · Medicare-certified · 55 beds
Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community in Buhler, KS has a 4-star overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings but a lower 2-star quality measures rating. It reports 5.22 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, has no fines in the last 24 months, and recent citations included infection control, food safety, and notification requirements.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2223 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2223.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited February 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited April 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
The home failed to complete and keep the resident’s care plan properly prepared, reviewed, and updated by the right health professionals. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 657 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(2) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
