Nursing HomeInspections

Wheat State Manor

Nursing home in Whitewater, KS

Medicare & Medicaid certified2★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
601 S Main St, Whitewater, KS 67154
Phone
(316) 799-2181
Listed under
Nonprofit
Medicare CCN
175451
Overall star rating
2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
5 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
65
Average residents per day
27
Ownership
Nonprofit, corporation
Legal business name
Wheat State Manor, INC
Chain
Grace Team Services (9 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Feb 1, 2002
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 175451. 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 8, 2026. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Apr 25, 2022 to Jan 8, 2026): 8 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 1 at “immediate jeopardy”.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jan 8, 2026Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services		C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Jan 8, 2026Honor 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
Jan 8, 2026Provide 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
Jan 8, 2026Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure 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
Jan 8, 2026Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 8, 2026Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 8, 2026Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Jan 8, 2026Not require residents to give up Medicare or Medicaid benefits, or pay privately as a condition of admission; and must tell residents what care they do not provide.
Resident Rights		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jan 8, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control · complaint inspection		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Jan 8, 2026Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread

Showing the 12 most recent of 37. 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 $7,960 in the last three years.

Sep 13, 2023Fine: $7,960

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
3.85 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.89 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.76 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.21 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
24%
RN turnover (yearly)
0%
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.