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Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital

Nursing home in Gardner, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
427 W Main Street, Gardner, KS 66030
Phone
(913) 856-8747
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
175130
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
1 of 5
Staffing rating
3 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
42
Average residents per day
106
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Recover-Care Meadowbrook Rehabilitation LLC
Chain
Recover-Care Healthcare (27 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Aug 26, 1983
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
Yes
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 175130. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Sep 16, 2025. CMS lists 47 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 16, 2022 to Sep 16, 2025): 24 from complaint inspections, 2 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Sep 16, 2025Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Administration		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Sep 16, 2025Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Provide 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.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 16, 2025Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 16, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 16, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Sep 16, 2025Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 47. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 3 fines totalling $86,954 in the last three years.

Sep 16, 2025Fine: $22,325
Apr 7, 2025Fine: $54,152
Nov 12, 2024Fine: $10,477

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.73 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.90 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.24 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.35 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
51%
RN turnover (yearly)
39%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.