Nursing HomeInspections

Medicalodges Iola

Nursing home in Iola, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
600 E Garfield Street, Iola, KS 66749
Phone
(620) 365-3183
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
175226
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
4 of 5
Quality measures rating
2 of 5
Certified beds
45
Average residents per day
42
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Ml-Op Iola LLC
Chain
Medicalodges, INC. (18 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jun 1, 1992
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 175226. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 23, 2025. CMS lists 41 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 9, 2022 to Jul 23, 2025): 6 from complaint inspections, 5 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 5 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jul 23, 2025Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 2025Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 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
Jul 23, 2025Provide 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
Jul 23, 2025Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jul 23, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 23, 2025Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 23, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jul 23, 2025Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 23, 2025Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 23, 2025Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jul 23, 2025Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 41. 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 2 fines totalling $42,224 in the last three years.

May 6, 2024Fine: $16,377
Dec 20, 2023Fine: $25,847

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
4.20 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.78 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.85 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.52 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
51%
RN turnover (yearly)
70%
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.