Overview
Buhler Sunshine Home has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Kansas average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Buhler. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 92% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 13, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Kansas nursing homes have been fined.
Buhler Sunshine Home is a nonprofit facility with 55 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 13, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.54 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.22 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
- Nurse aides4.58 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 55
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes