Dawson Place
Hill City, Kansas · CCN 17E451
18 surveys since 2011, 6 of them producing a finding at harm level or worse.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
- Citations on record
- 112
- Surveys
- 18
- Harm or worse
- 6
- Immediate jeopardy
- 4
Findings at the most serious level CMS records.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 36
- Ownership
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- Independent
- County
- Graham · rural
- Medicare-certified since
- 1976
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 2
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 3
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded more weighted findings than most of its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 83 not-for-profit facilities with fewer than 66 beds in Kansas.
Last survey on record
Oct 22, 2025
383 days ago.
Counts surveys with at least one finding. A clean survey leaves no record here, so the real gap may be shorter.
Staffing
| Measure | This facility | Peer median |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident day | 3.54 | 4.29 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.51 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 42.5% | 43.9% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
No fines, payment denials or special-focus designation on the current CMS record.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J— | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G12.9% | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D2262.9% | E— | F925.7% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C38.6% |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F7563×
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- F7262×
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
- F8012×
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
- F8122×
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F8802×
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Dawson Place, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Apr 7, 2022
The facility identified a census of 29 residents with three reviewed for neglect. Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure staff provided Resident (R)1 the necessary care and services he required to promote his highest level of physical comfort and psychosocial well-being from approximately 09:15 PM on [DATE] until the resident's death around 04:10 AM on [DATE]. R1 who was Covid (highly contagious respiratory infection) positive and had pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs), readmitted to the facility's isolation unit on comfort cares (cares provided during the dying process to provide comfort). […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF600Feb 18, 2021
The facility had a census of 30 residents. The sample included three residents reviewed for abuse. Based on observation, record review, and interview the facility failed to prevent an incident of abuse for Resident (R) 1, when Temporary Nurse Aide (TNA) M recorded a video on her cellular telephone of TNA N taunting R1 with a baby doll, making R1 grab and bite at the baby doll. TNA M then shared the video with others at a high school basketball game and posted to a social media web site. This deficient practice placed R1 in immediate jeopardy. Findings included: - R1's Physician's Progress Note, dated 12/01/20 listed [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. The Quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], documented the resident had highly impaired vision and severely impaired cognition. […]
- Actual harm, isolatedF692Oct 13, 2022
The facility identified a census of 26 residents. The sample included 14 residents with four residents reviewed for nutrition. Based on observation, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to identify and respond in a timely manner and failed to notify the Registered Dietician (RD) in effort to prevent a significant weight loss for Resident (R)23. As a result, R23 had an unplanned weight loss of 13.6 percent (%) over six months. Findings Included: - The Medical diagnosis [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] . A review of R23's Admission Minimum Data Set (MDS) dated [DATE] indicated she required limited assistance from one staff with eating. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF725Oct 22, 2025
The facility had a census of 36 residents. The sample included 12 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure adequate daily nursing staff were always available to meet the needs of the residents who resided in the facility.Findings included:- The Facility Assessment, revised 06/23/25, documented the general approach to staffing was to ensure the facility had sufficient staff to meet the needs of the residents at any given time. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF801Oct 22, 2025
The facility had a census of 36 residents. The sample included 12 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide the services of a full-time certified dietary manager for the 36 residents who resided in the facility and received their meals from the kitchen. Findings included:- On 10/20/25 at 08:20 AM, observation revealed that dietary staff in the kitchen prepared the breakfast meal. On 10/20/25 at 08:30 AM, Dietary Staff BB verified she was not a certified dietary manager. Dietary Staff BB stated the facility had five residents with a mechanical soft diet. […]
Read 26 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 26 of 112 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Oct 22, 2025Standard9 findings
- Jul 10, 2024Standard and complaint12 findings
- Oct 13, 2022Standard and complaint14 findings · 1 harm
- Apr 7, 2022Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Aug 16, 2021Standard12 findings
- Feb 18, 2021Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Feb 18, 2020Complaint2 findings
- Jul 9, 2019Standard3 findings
Show the 10 earlier surveys
- Oct 25, 2018Standard5 findings
- Apr 6, 2017Standard12 findings
- Dec 22, 2016Complaint1 finding
- Dec 14, 2015Standard4 findings
- Oct 27, 2014Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Sep 18, 2014Standard and complaint13 findings
- Mar 20, 2014Complaint1 finding
- Jul 18, 2013Standard14 findings · 2 harm
- May 16, 2012—2 findings
- May 12, 2011—5 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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