Fort Dodge, KS

Kansas Soldiers Home

3-star overall rating with 2-star inspections with 12 recent health deficiencies with 5 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

200 Custer, Unit 98, Fort Dodge, KS

(620) 227-2121

Compare this facility

Overall

3 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

2 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

5 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

3 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

56

Certified beds

Average residents

49

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Government

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

No chain reported

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2009-09-17

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

1.10

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.72 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.34

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.67 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

4.72

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.69 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

6.17

All reported nurse hours · state 4.07 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.44

RN + LPN hours · state 1.38 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

4.87

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.58 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.78

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.50 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.01

Reported PT staffing · state 0.04 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.26

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

7.07

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.19

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

0%

Annual RN turnover

Total nurse turnover

34%

Annual nurse turnover · state 50% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

239

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

76.31

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0249

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

5.26

Baseline 46.55% · Performance 42.17% · Measure score 5.26 · Achievement 5.26 · Improvement 1.52

Adjusted total nurse staffing

10

Baseline 5.64 hours · Performance 6.62 hours · Measure score 10 · Achievement 10 · Improvement 9

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission Not Available
10.72%
Not Available · Eligible stays 3 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge to community Not Available
50.57%
Not Available · Eligible stays 1 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary Not Available
1.02
Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Drug regimen review with follow-up Not Available
95.27%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury Not Available
0.77%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened Not Available
2.29%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization Not Available
7.12%
Not Available · Eligible stays Not Available · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage Not Available
8.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Staff flu vaccination coverage Not Available
42%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · Newly certified or not enough cases to report.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date Not Available
25.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 1 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.3
1.8
0.5 pts better
1.9
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.3 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.9 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 3.3
2.2
1.1 pts worse
1.8
1.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 3.3 · Observed 3.0 · Expected 1.5 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 95.4%
91.8%
3.6 pts better
93.4%
2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 94.2% · Q2 98.0% · Q3 95.8% · Q4 93.2% · 4Q avg 95.4%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 91.1%
95.5%
4.4 pts worse
95.5%
4.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 91.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 1.0%
4.4%
3.4 pts better
3.3%
2.3 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 2.3% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 4.8%
5.6%
0.8 pts better
11.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.7% · Q2 2.2% · Q3 2.4% · Q4 11.1% · 4Q avg 4.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 5.5%
5.0%
0.5 pts worse
5.4%
0.1 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 6.4% · Q3 6.7% · Q4 4.9% · 4Q avg 5.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 11.5%
23.2%
11.7 pts better
19.6%
8.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.5% · Q2 10.4% · Q3 13.0% · Q4 9.8% · 4Q avg 11.5%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 20.2%
19.8%
0.4 pts worse
16.7%
3.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.7% · Q2 20.0% · Q3 21.7% · Q4 23.8% · 4Q avg 20.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.0%
About the same
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 21.0%
18.4%
2.6 pts worse
16.3%
4.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 26.6% · Q2 14.9% · Q3 16.7% · Q4 23.4% · 4Q avg 21.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.6%
18.8%
1.2 pts better
14.9%
2.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.3% · Q2 17.4% · Q3 11.1% · Q4 21.1% · 4Q avg 17.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 1.7%
1.8%
0.1 pts better
1.0%
0.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.5% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 3.7% · 4Q avg 1.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.5%
3.1%
2.6 pts better
1.7%
1.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.9% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 22.8%
23.2%
0.4 pts better
19.8%
3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 15.1% · Q2 18.7% · Q3 23.5% · Q4 36.0% · 4Q avg 22.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 10.7%
4.6%
6.1 pts worse
5.1%
5.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 12.3% · Q2 10.3% · Q3 8.1% · Q4 12.2% · 4Q avg 10.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 68.8%
75.6%
6.8 pts worse
81.7%
12.9 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 68.8%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-08-07 · Fire 2025-08-07

12 health deficiencies

Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (2 deficiencies)

5 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-09-06 · Fire 2023-09-06

9 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

8 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2021-12-16 · Fire 2021-12-16

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Miscellaneous (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2025-11-19

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2025-09-18

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-11-19

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-11-19

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2025-11-19

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2023-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2023-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K923 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.

Corrected 2023-10-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-10-30

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-10-30

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

K753 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2023-10-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2022-02-14

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-02-14

Inspection history

Recent health citations

G · Actual harm 2025-08-07

F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F730 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies

Health

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F814 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2025-08-29

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2025-08-29

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F759 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2025-08-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F552 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

Corrected 2025-08-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F604 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

Corrected 2025-08-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F605 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2025-08-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-08-07

F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2025-08-29

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F636 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-09-06

F917 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.

Corrected 2023-10-13

C · Minimal harm 2023-09-06

F582 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

Corrected 2023-10-13

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

F640 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

Corrected 2022-01-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-01-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2022-01-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-12-16

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2022-01-28

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Bemiss, Amber

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2015-07-08
Burden, Gregg

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2015-07-08

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