Hill Top House
Nursing home in Bucklin, Kansas, CMS certification number 175500
505 W Elm, Bucklin, KS 67834 · Ford County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 29
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 20, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Hill Top House take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Hill Top House is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Hill Top House 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
- 4.66
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.08
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.24
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.34
- Weekend total hours
- 4.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 42.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 20, 2024 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 15, 2023, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Hill Top House in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 22.3 residents live here, about 77% of its 29 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 29
- Average residents per day
- 22.3
- Certified since
- January 1, 2008
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Hill Top House
- Legal business name
- Bucklin District Hospital
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
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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 Hill Top House, 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 Hill Top House
What is the CMS star rating of Hill Top House?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Hill Top House accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Hill Top House?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Hill Top House?
Bucklin District Hospital, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.