Overview
Western Prairie Senior Living 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 Ulysses. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 71% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on December 3, 2025, found 11 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. 2 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.
Western Prairie Senior Living is a for-profit facility with 60 certified beds, caring for about 30 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2017.
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 24%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 11
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- 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 staff4.50 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.60 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.65 hrs
- Nurse aides3.25 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 30
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 2017
- 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