Nursing home report
GREAT BEND, KS · Medicare-certified · 51 beds
Medicalodges Great Bend has an overall 2-star rating, with 2-star health inspections and quality measures but 4-star staffing. It reports 4.53 nurse hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, along with $26,507 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent abuse citation.
Health inspections
Staffing
4.5317 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.5317.
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 seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited April 2025 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to ensure meals and menus were planned, updated, and followed to meet residents’ nutritional needs. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 803 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited July 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited January 2021 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
A federal fine of $10,358 was recorded.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
A federal fine of $16,149 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $52,185 in total fines.
Federal fine
Dec 22, 2025
Federal fine
Apr 21, 2025
Federal fine
Feb 6, 2024
Federal fine
Jan 10, 2024
Now operated by Medicalodges Great Bend, previously Cherry Village.
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.
