Overview
Dooley Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Kansas average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Atchison. It scores 5 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.8 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 58% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on October 22, 2025, found no health deficiencies. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Kansas nursing homes have been fined.
Dooley Center is a nonprofit facility with 44 certified beds, caring for about 36 residents on an average day. It accepts Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
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 34%
Top 1%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- October 22, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 0
- 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 staff3.85 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.65 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 36
- Participates in
- Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- August 20, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- None
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes