Nursing HomeInspections

Rock Creek of Ottawa

Nursing home in Ottawa, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1100 W 15th Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone
(785) 242-5399
Listed under
For-profit, Part of a retirement community
Medicare CCN
175332
Overall star rating
3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
5 of 5
Certified beds
75
Average residents per day
72
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Ottawa Healthcare LLC
Chain
The Ensign Group (342 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Jan 1, 1995
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 175332. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 30, 2025. CMS lists 28 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 9, 2021 to Jan 27, 2026): 17 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 27, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Jan 30, 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
Jan 30, 2025Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 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 · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated

Showing the 12 most recent of 28. 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 $8,278 in the last three years.

Jan 27, 2026Fine: $8,278

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
3.56 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.59 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.49 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.22 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
58%
RN turnover (yearly)
46%
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.