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Colby Operator, LLC

Nursing home in Colby, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
105 East College Drive, Colby, KS 67701
Phone
(785) 462-6721
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
175202
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
3 of 5
Staffing rating
1 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
40
Average residents per day
35
Ownership
For-profit, partnership
Legal business name
Colby Operator LLC
Chain
Mission Health Communities (30 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Apr 1, 1991
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 175202. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jun 11, 2025. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (May 12, 2022 to Jun 11, 2025): 2 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 11, 2025Honor 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
Jun 11, 2025Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 11, 2025Verify that a nurse aide has been trained; and if they haven't worked as a nurse aide for 2 years, receive retraining.
Nursing and Physician Services · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Aug 12, 2024Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		J
Immediate jeopardy, isolated
Sep 28, 2023Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Sep 28, 2023Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 28, 2023Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 28, 2023Develop 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		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 28, 2023Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Sep 28, 2023Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 26. 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 $40,381 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Aug 12, 2024Fine: $40,381
Aug 12, 2024Payment denial for 1 days from Sep 10, 2024

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
3.86 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.45 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.50 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.37 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
65%
RN turnover (yearly)
88%
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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