Kansas

Nursing Home Staffing Profile — 2025Q3

294 facilities14,824 residents4.08 avg HPRD

vs National Average

+0.19 HPRD

National avg: 3.90 · Kansas: 4.08

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Kansas ranks among the higher-performing states for nursing home staffing, with an average of 4.08 HPRD — 0.19 hours above the national average. Only 79.6% of facilities meet the CMS staffing benchmark of 3.48 HPRD, compared to 65.8% nationally. RN staffing averages 0.71 HPRD, with 36.4% of facilities meeting the 0.75 research recommendation.

4.08

Average Total HPRD

All nursing staff combined

▲ 0.19 vs national

0.71

Average RN HPRD

Recommended: 0.75

▲ 0.03 vs national

79.6%

Meet CMS Benchmark

234 of 294 facilities

15.0%

Avg Weekend Drop-off

Staffing reduction on Sat/Sun

5.3%

Avg Agency Staff

Contractor/temp worker hours

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Had Zero-RN Days

Data unavailable

3.96

Median HPRD

50th percentile (less skewed by outliers)

F-Rated Facilities

Under 2.5 HPRD — critically understaffed

Grade Distribution

How Kansas's 294 facilities grade out

HPRD Distribution

Where facilities fall across the staffing spectrum

Staffing by Ownership Type

For-profit facilities consistently staff lower than non-profit and government-run homes

For-Profit

3.75

avg HPRD

176 facilities (60%)

Non-Profit

4.50

avg HPRD

101 facilities (34%)

Government

5.05

avg HPRD

17 facilities (6%)

💡 Non-profit facilities in Kansas average 0.75 more HPRD than for-profit ones — about 20% higher staffing.

▲ Best Staffed in Kansas

Top 5 by total nurse HPRD

A+

SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER SNF

LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SNF

LAWRENCE

7.42 HPRD

RN: 3.11

KIOWA HOSPITAL DISTRICT MANOR

MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL LTCU

SOUTHWIND AT SPEARVILLE

SPEARVILLE

6.42 HPRD

RN: 1.72

▼ Most Understaffed in Kansas

Bottom 5 by total nurse HPRD

294

ST LUKE LIVING CENTER

Delmar Gardens Of Lenexa

COUNTRYSIDE HEALTH CENTER

HAVILAND OPERATOR, LLC

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County Breakdown

Staffing metrics by county in Kansas — click a county to see individual facilities

Avg HPRD— total nurse hours per resident per day:≥ 3.48 meets federal benchmark,3.0–3.47 below benchmark,< 3.0 critically low

Meet Benchmark— share of facilities in the county at or above the 3.48 HPRD federal minimum:≥ 50%35–49%< 35%

County	Facilities ↓	Avg HPRD	RN HPRD	Meet Benchmark	Grades
▸Johnson	35	4.13	0.78	80.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Sedgwick	29	4.31	0.65	86.2%	Mixed C/A
▸Shawnee	15	3.63	0.50	46.7%	Mixed B/F
▸Wyandotte	10	3.65	0.56	70.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Reno	7	4.34	0.63	71.4%	Mixed C/B
▸Harvey	7	4.41	0.68	85.7%	Mixed B/A+
▸Mcpherson	7	4.77	0.66	100.0%	Mixed B/A
▸Ford	6	4.80	1.08	83.3%	Mixed A+/A
▸Cowley	6	4.42	0.69	100.0%	Mixed A+/C
▸Marion	6	3.26	0.52	50.0%	Mixed C/A
▸Butler	6	3.61	0.62	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Saline	6	3.43	0.65	66.7%	Mixed B/A
▸Nemaha	5	4.43	0.69	100.0%	Mixed B/A+
▸Leavenworth	5	3.70	0.62	80.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Douglas	5	5.05	1.22	100.0%	Mixed A+/C
▸Montgomery	4	4.05	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Labette	4	4.24	1.11	100.0%	Mixed B/A+
▸Jefferson	4	3.42	0.48	75.0%	Mixed D/B
▸Riley	4	4.35	0.73	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Sumner	4	3.47	0.58	25.0%	Mostly C
▸Crawford	4	3.71	0.64	75.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Pottawatomie	4	4.33	0.79	100.0%	Mixed A+/A
▸Dickinson	4	3.86	0.52	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Neosho	3	3.91	0.71	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Ellis	3	4.10	0.81	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Atchison	3	4.22	0.53	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Cherokee	3	4.05	0.72	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Seward	3	5.12	1.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Franklin	3	4.10	0.72	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Miami	3	3.12	0.44	33.3%	Mostly C
▸Rice	2	4.51	0.97	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Anderson	2	3.83	0.83	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Barton	2	4.45	0.80	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Clay	2	4.20	0.89	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Cloud	2	4.30	0.78	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Comanche	2	3.56	0.57	50.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Ellsworth	2	3.59	0.65	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Finney	2	3.80	1.13	50.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Gray	2	4.01	0.90	50.0%	Mostly C
▸Harper	2	3.94	0.60	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Kingman	2	4.37	0.60	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Lyon	2	3.90	0.59	50.0%	Mixed B/C
▸Marshall	2	3.70	0.68	50.0%	Mixed A/D
▸Meade	2	4.80	1.31	100.0%	Mixed A+/A
▸Mitchell	2	4.08	0.88	100.0%	Mixed A/B
▸Osage	2	3.66	0.49	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Osborne	2	3.27	0.66	50.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Phillips	2	4.06	0.19	100.0%	Mixed D/F
▸Pratt	2	3.31	0.47	0.0%	Mixed C/D
▸Allen	2	3.84	0.81	50.0%	Mixed A/C
▸Rooks	2	4.69	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Russell	2	4.10	0.35	50.0%	Mixed C/F
▸Smith	2	3.92	0.63	100.0%	Mixed B/D
▸Thomas	2	3.93	0.94	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Morris	1	3.48	0.52	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Edwards	1	6.32	0.85	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Doniphan	1	3.58	0.66	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Ness	1	5.57	0.99	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Norton	1	4.15	0.56	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Stanton	1	5.80	1.46	100.0%	Mostly A+
▸Stevens	1	4.38	0.64	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Ottawa	1	3.62	0.91	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Pawnee	1	3.19	0.66	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Bourbon	1	4.00	0.75	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Decatur	1	4.32	1.55	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Barber	1	6.73	0.94	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Rawlins	1	4.02	1.21	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Coffey	1	3.68	0.33	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Republic	1	3.50	0.82	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Trego	1	4.83	0.69	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Clark	1	6.42	1.94	100.0%	Mostly A+
▸Wabaunsee	1	2.53	0.47	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Rush	1	4.32	0.67	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Washington	1	3.33	0.73	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Cheyenne	1	4.25	0.62	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Scott	1	4.20	0.52	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Chautauqua	1	3.85	0.43	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Chase	1	4.01	0.64	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Brown	1	4.14	0.88	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Kiowa	1	1.78	0.68	0.0%	Mostly F
▸Jackson	1	2.81	0.39	0.0%	Mostly D
▸Greenwood	1	3.87	0.21	100.0%	Mostly F
▸Lincoln	1	4.18	0.56	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Logan	1	4.22	0.71	100.0%	Mostly B
▸Sheridan	1	4.95	1.17	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Greeley	1	4.87	1.24	100.0%	Mostly A
▸Grant	1	4.83	0.40	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Sherman	1	4.52	0.26	100.0%	Mostly D
▸Wilson	1	3.49	0.43	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Graham	1	3.47	0.61	0.0%	Mostly C
▸Stafford	1	3.73	0.53	100.0%	Mostly C
▸Geary	1	3.88	0.81	100.0%	Mostly B

HPRD Range in Kansas

The spread between best and worst staffed facilities

3.57

25th pctile

3.96

Median

4.56

75th pctile

Source: CMS Staffing & Quality Data — 2025Q3 · data.cms.gov

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