Overview
Wheatridge Park Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Kansas average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 2 nursing homes in Liberal. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 71% of nursing homes in Kansas (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on September 16, 2024, found 24 health deficiencies, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. 22 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $158,640 in the past three years.
Wheatridge Park Care Center is a for-profit facility with 51 certified beds, caring for about 40 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
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.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- September 16, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 24
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 22
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $158,640
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.69 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.89 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.19 hrs
- Nurse aides2.60 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 51
- Average residents per day
- 40
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 4, 2002
- 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