The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited August 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
KANSAS SOLDIERS HOME
FORT DODGE, KS · Medicare-certified · 56 beds
In good standing
Government-run
3 of 5 overall
Kansas Soldiers Home in Fort Dodge, KS has a 3 out of 5 star overall rating. Its staffing is rated 5 stars and reported nurse staffing is above the federal benchmark (6.35 vs. 4.1 hours per resident day), but its health inspection rating is lower at 2 stars and recent inspection areas cited included pressure ulcer care, food handling, and garbage disposal; there were no fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
6.3498 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: August 7, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 6.3498.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.25
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.28
- Nurse aides
- 4.82
- Weekend nursing
- 4.84
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 30%
Registered nurse turnover: 17%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—15.8%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0%4.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
10.3%10.4%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%4.3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
6.4%4.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
17.4%14.3%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
14.9%9.8%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10.4%6.8%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.8%1.3%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
18.7%9.6%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.2%7.3%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—91.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98%97.9%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—63.6%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
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 August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited August 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 12 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 9 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 48.7 residents on an average day (87% of 56 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 16 years
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.