Heritage Grove Estates

Nursing home in Topeka, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address: 1610 Sw 37th Street, Topeka, KS 66611
Phone: (785) 267-2960
Listed under: For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN: 175171
Overall star rating: 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating: 4 of 5
Staffing rating: 3 of 5
Quality measures rating: 4 of 5
Certified beds: 80
Average residents per day: 60
Ownership: For-profit, corporation
Legal business name: McCrite Retirement Association
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Jun 1, 1988
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: Yes
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 175171. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Aug 7, 2024. CMS lists 18 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 18, 2021 to Jan 29, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jan 29, 2025	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	J Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Aug 7, 2024	Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. Resident Rights	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 7, 2024	Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 7, 2024	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 7, 2024	Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program that includes effective communications for direct care staff members. Administration	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 7, 2024	Ensure that staff members are educated on resident rights and facility responsibilities to properly care for its residents. Resident Rights	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 2, 2023	Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 2, 2023	Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 2, 2023	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. Nursing and Physician Services	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 2, 2023	Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… Pharmacy Service	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Feb 2, 2023	Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 2, 2023	Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Quality of Life and Care	G Actual harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 18. 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 1 fine totalling $9,113 in the last three years.

Jan 29, 2025

Fine: $9,113

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: 4.03 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.60 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 2.59 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 3.56 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 54%
RN turnover (yearly): 40%
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.

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