Overview
Center at Waterfront has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Kansas average of 3.1. It ranks 12th of 22 nursing homes in Wichita. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 5.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 85% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,281 in the past three years.
Center at Waterfront is a for-profit facility with 80 certified beds, caring for about 52 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2019.
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.
Top 55%
Top 46%
Top 45%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,281
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff5.03 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.79 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.49 hrs
- Nurse aides2.75 hrs
- Physical therapists0.12 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 80
- Average residents per day
- 52
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 2, 2019
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes