Overview
Hill Top House has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Kansas average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Bucklin. Its strongest area is staffing (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 77% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 20, 2024, found 6 health deficiencies, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. All of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 48% of Kansas nursing homes have been fined.
Hill Top House is a government-run facility with 29 certified beds, caring for about 22 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.
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 38%
Top 34%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 20, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 6
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 6
- 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 staff4.66 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.24 hrs
- Nurse aides3.34 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - Hospital district
- Certified beds
- 29
- Average residents per day
- 22
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 2008
- 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