The home failed to have enough qualified staff to properly provide food and nutrition services. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 801 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
Nursing home report
WATHENA HEALTHCARE & REHABILITATION CENTER
WATHENA, KS · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Wathena, KS has an overall 3-star rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and no fines in the last 24 months. Staffing is rated 4 stars, but reported nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and recent citations included staffing, food service, and facility assessment issues.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.709 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 25, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.709.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.91
- Nurse aides
- 2.09
- Weekend nursing
- 3.39
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 29%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
10.1%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
0.7%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
6.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.6%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
8.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19.2%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12.5%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
9.9%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.4%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.4%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
31.4%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.3%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
88.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
36.8%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
38.7%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to conduct and document a full facility assessment to ensure it had the resources needed for daily care and emergencies. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 838 — 42 CFR §483.70 — 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 September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: F
The home failed to provide required infection prevention training with clear written standards, policies, and procedures. Cited September 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 945 — 42 CFR §483.95 — S/S: F
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 6 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of RECOVER-CARE HEALTHCARE · 27 homes · 2.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 34 residents on an average day (57% of 60 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 34 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.