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Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center

1007 Johnstown Avenue, Salina, Kansas 67401

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Kansas average of 3.1. It ranks 6th of 6 nursing homes in Salina. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).

Residents receive about 2.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 96% 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 April 23, 2025, found 18 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 5 fines totaling $140,605 in the past three years.

Smoky Hill Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 60 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.

Medicare ratings

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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.

In Salina6th of 6 facilities

Top 100%

Within 100 miles116th of 133 facilities

Top 88%

In Kansas250th of 293 facilities

Top 86%

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
April 23, 2025
Health deficiencies cited
18
Complaint-related deficiencies
4
Fines in the last 3 years
5 totaling $140,605
Payment denials
2
Total penalties
7

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff2.73 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.24 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.61 hrs
  • Nurse aides1.88 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.02 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
90
Average residents per day
60
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
April 17, 1989
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