Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Easton Health Care Center
515 Dawson, Easton, KS · (913) 773-5517
- Certified beds
- 45
- Residents per day
- 38
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- April 1, 1997
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Kansas.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Kansas homes
Easton Health Care Center carries 86 inspection points. That is fewer than 33% of Kansas's 293 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Kansas: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–27 pts
- 4★ 27–49 pts
- 3★ 49–71 pts
- 2★ 71–114.38 pts
- 1★ over 114.38 pts
Bars show every rated home in Kansas by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
40 health citations on record since 2022. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (3)
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G
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care9D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate foot care.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Resident Rights8E
- D
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
- E
Properly hold, secure, and manage each resident's personal money which is deposited with the nursing home.
- D
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
- D
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
- D
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
- D
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
- D
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Infection Control6F
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- D
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- D
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Administration3F
- C
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Nursing and Physician Services3F
- F
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
- F
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- D
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
2026-01-13
7 health deficiencies · 7 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2024-02-28
16 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2022-09-07
17 health deficiencies · 8 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 2 h 21 min of nursing staff time a day, 41 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
2 h 21 min
Kansas average
4 h 8 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 42% of nursing staff and 0% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$22,431 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-16 | Fine | $9,214 |
| 2024-07-16 | Payment Denial · 52 day denial | $0 |
| 2024-05-01 | Fine | $13,217 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine47.8 pts worse | 45.1% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine19.2 pts worse | 75.7% | 94.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3.4 pts better | 0.8% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms70.7 pts worse | 77.3% | 6.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.8 pts better | 1.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4.5 pts better | 18.9% | 23.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication29.9 pts worse | 47.6% | 17.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrainedAbout the same | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened6.7 pts worse | 21.2% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased7.4 pts worse | 24.8% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection2.9 pts worse | 5.7% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3.7 pts better | 17.9% | 21.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.1 pts worse | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine58.2 pts worse | 18.9% | 77.1% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit6.9 pts better | 4.5% | 11.4% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission11.7 pts worse | 34.0% | 22.3% | 23.4% |
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Fire safety
19 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- E
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Miscellaneous3F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Egress3E
- E
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- E
Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- E
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems2E
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
- F
Establish policies and procedures for sheltering.
Services1E
- E
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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