Medicalodges Columbus
Columbus, Kansas · CCN 175264
12 surveys since 2011, 5 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
- 61
- Surveys
- 12
- Harm or worse
- 5
- Immediate jeopardyall corrected before survey
- 2
Findings at the most serious level CMS records. All were recorded as past non-compliance — corrected before the survey.
Older surveys no longer in CMS’s monthly file or on Care Compare. They are shown here.
The facility
- Certified beds
- 45
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- MEDICALODGES, INC.
- County
- Cherokee
- Medicare-certified since
- 1993
CMS ratings
- Overall
- 3
- Health inspection
- 2
- Staffing
- 4
- Quality measures
- 5
CMS’s own Five-Star ratings.
Compared with similar facilities
Since 2021, this facility recorded somewhat fewer weighted findings than its peer group.
Weighted by harm level, against 108 for-profit facilities with fewer than 66 beds in Kansas.
Last survey on record
Mar 18, 2026
236 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 | 4.90 | 3.78 |
| Registered-nurse hours per resident day | 0.82 | — |
| Annual nurse turnover | 55.3% | 50.0% |
As reported by the facility to CMS, beside the peer-group median.
Enforcement
- Fines
- $28,298 across 2 penalties
Federal civil money penalties and remedies as CMS currently publishes them. Amounts may still be under appeal.
Severity of recent findings
| Severity | Isolated | Pattern | Widespread |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate jeopardy | J29.5% | K— | L— |
| Actual harm | G— | H— | I— |
| No harm, potential for more than minimal | D1152.4% | E419.0% | F419.0% |
| No harm, potential for minimal | A— | B— | C— |
Most frequently cited here
In CMS’s current monthly file.
- F6562×
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- F6892×
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- F7582×
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.
- F8052×
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- F5611×
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
In the surveyor’s words
From the most serious findings on record at Medicalodges Columbus, in the surveyor’s own words.
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF805Mar 18, 2026
The facility reported a census of 29 residents, with three residents sampled and one resident reviewed for food served in a form that met the resident's individual needs. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide Resident (R) 1 with the physician-ordered diet of mechanical soft food (a modified diet that consists of soft, easy-to-chew foods that require minimal chewing) on 02/08/26, when staff served R1 a whole chicken strip instead of ground meat per her orders. R1 consumed the chicken strip and began to choke. Staff performed the Heimlich maneuver (abdominal thrusts - a technique used to clear a blocked airway in conscious individuals) on R1 to dislodge the food. […]
- Immediate jeopardy, isolatedF689Jul 11, 2024
The facility reported a census of 30 residents. The sample included three residents reviewed for accidents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure dependent Resident (R) 1 remained free from accidents when Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) M transferred R1 without a second staff member present to assist in a mechanical lift transfer. CNA M further failed to secure one of the leg straps to the mechanical lift, which caused R1 to fall from the lift, face forward onto the floor. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF730Feb 10, 2025
The facility reported a census of 29 residents. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to complete an annual performance review at least once every 12 months for two of the five Certified Nurse Aides (CNA) reviewed, CNA M and O, to ensure adequate appropriate cares and services provided to the residents of the facility. Findings included: - Review of five employee personnel files, employed by the facility for greater than one year, revealed the following concerns: 1. Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) M, hired 11/04/22, lacked an annual performance review in her personnel file. 2. […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF880Feb 10, 2025
The facility reported a census of 29 residents. The sample included 15 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection control program related to the staff improper hand hygiene with wound dressing changes and catheter (a flexible tube inserted through a narrow opening into a body cavity, particularly the bladder, for removing fluid) care. The facility failed to follow enhanced barrier precautions (a set of infection control measures that use gowns and gloves to reduce the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in nursing homes) (EBP). […]
- No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF919Feb 10, 2025
The facility reported a census of 29 residents. The sample included 15 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to maintain a functional emergency call system, which allowed residents to call for staff assistance from each resident's room, bedside, bathroom area, and/or bathing facilities and alarmed at a centralized staff work area. Findings included: - On 02/05/25 at 09:02 AM, Resident (R) 11 sat in his recliner with his emergency call light laying on the floor behind the table beside him. The emergency call light sat out of his reach. […]
Read 23 findings in full →The most serious and the most recent: 23 of 61 on record.
Every survey on record
FindingsAt actual harm or above
- Mar 18, 2026Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- Feb 10, 2025Standard11 findings
- Jul 11, 2024Complaint1 finding · 1 harm
- May 25, 2023Standard2 findings
- Sep 23, 2021Standard and complaint6 findings
- Jan 23, 2020Standard4 findings
- Dec 2, 2019Complaint3 findings · 1 harm
- Jan 10, 2019Standard15 findings · 1 harm
Show the 4 earlier surveys
- Jan 8, 2015Standard3 findings
- Sep 24, 2013—3 findings · 1 harm
- Jun 11, 2012—7 findings
- Mar 17, 2011—5 findings
Surveys that found no deficiencies are not in CMS’s files and do not appear here.
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