Meadowlark Hills
Nursing home in Manhattan, Kansas, CMS certification number 175174
2121 Meadowlark Road, Manhattan, KS 66502 · Riley County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 134
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 9, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does Meadowlark Hills take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Meadowlark Hills 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Meadowlark Hills 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
- 4.50
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.97
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.85
- Weekend total hours
- 4.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 30.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 9, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on July 19, 2023, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Meadowlark Hills 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 125.1 residents live here, about 93% of its 134 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 134
- Average residents per day
- 125.1
- Certified since
- May 27, 1988
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Meadowlark Hills
- Legal business name
- Manhattan Retirement Foundation Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Meadowlark Hills
- Via Christi Village Manhattan, Inc2800 Willow Grove Road, Manhattan 66502
- Stoneybrook Retirement Community2025 Little Kitten Avenue, Manhattan 66503
- Good Samaritan - Wamego2011 Grandview Drive, Wamego 66547
- Westy Community Care Home105 N Highway 99, Westmoreland 66549
- Leonardville Nursing Home409 W Barton Street, Leonardville 66449
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 Meadowlark Hills, 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 Meadowlark Hills
What is the CMS star rating of Meadowlark Hills?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Meadowlark Hills accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Meadowlark Hills?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Meadowlark Hills?
Manhattan Retirement Foundation Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.