Dooley Center
Nursing home in Atchison, Kansas, CMS certification number 17E585
801 S 8th Street, Atchison, KS 66002 · Atchison County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 44
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 0
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Dooley Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Dooley Center is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Dooley Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.85
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.65
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.41
- Weekend total hours
- 3.39
- Nursing staff turnover
- 30.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 22, 2025 and cited 0 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 20, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Dooley Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 36 residents live here, about 82% of its 44 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 36
- Certified since
- August 20, 1993
Who owns Dooley Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Dooley Center
- Medicalodges Atchison1637 Riley Street, Atchison 66002
- Atchison Senior Village Rehabilitation and Nursing1419 N 6th Street, Atchison 66002
- Nortonville Health Care Center412 E Walnut St, Nortonville 66060
- Easton Health Care Center515 Dawson, Easton 66020
- Wathena Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center2112 Highway 36, Wathena 66090
Who inspects nursing homes in Kansas
Kansas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Kansas, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Dooley Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Dooley Center
What is the CMS star rating of Dooley Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Dooley Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Dooley Center?
0 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Dooley Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.