Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC
510 E San Jacinto Avenue, Ulysses, KS · (620) 356-3331
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 30
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- Midwest Health
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- September 1, 2017
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How this home got 4 stars
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
★★★★★no change
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
★★★★★+1 star
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
★★★★★4 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Kansas homes
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC carries 72 inspection points. That is fewer than 42% 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
21 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.
No citation on record at the harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service7F
- F
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 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
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- 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.
Resident Rights3E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- C
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- 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.
Infection Control2F
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Environmental2F
- C
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2D
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- 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.
Administration1F
- F
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Inspection history
2025-12-03
11 health deficiencies · 9 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (4 deficiencies)
2023-12-07
6 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Assessment and Care Planning (2 deficiencies)
2022-01-27
4 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 30 min of nursing staff time a day, 36 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 30 min
Kansas average
4 h 8 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 33% 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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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.9 pts worse | 87.0% | 92.9% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine5.1 pts better | 100.0% | 94.9% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury1.8 pts better | 2.4% | 4.2% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms5.7 pts better | 0.9% | 6.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight0.1 pts worse | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.9 pts better | 19.5% | 23.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication7.2 pts better | 10.5% | 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 worsened4.5 pts better | 10.0% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased4.7 pts better | 12.7% | 17.4% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.5 pts better | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.2 pts better | 1.6% | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence2.2 pts better | 19.4% | 21.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers0.8 pts better | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine6.8 pts better | 83.9% | 77.1% | 82.3% |
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Who owns and runs it
23 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Prairie Nursing Facility Operations LLC | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 100% | 1 facilities |
| Eaton, Floyd | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Eaton, Floyd | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Eaton, Floyd | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Floyd C Eaton Iii Trust 2012 | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Floyd C Eaton Iii Trust 2012 | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Foutch, Aerial | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Foutch, Aerial | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| James Brett Klausman Trust 2012 | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| James Brett Klausman Trust 2012 | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Jamie N Eaton Trust 2012 | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Jamie N Eaton Trust 2012 | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Klaton Ventures, LLC | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Klaton Ventures, LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Klausman, James | Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Klausman, James | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Klausman, James | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Michael Graham Klausman Trust 2012 | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Michael Graham Klausman Trust 2012 | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Midwest Health, Inc. 06122001 | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Midwest Health, Inc. 06122001 | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 11 facilities |
| Western Prairie Nursing Facility Operations LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Western Prairie Nursing Facility Operations LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
16 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke10F
- F
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- F
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- F
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F
Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- E
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems3F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- D
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Miscellaneous2F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Services1F
- F
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
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