Medicalodges Columbus
Nursing home in Columbus, Kansas, CMS certification number 175264
101 Lee Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725 · Cherokee County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- February 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- $28,298 (2)
Does Medicalodges Columbus take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Medicalodges Columbus 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 | 2 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 Medicalodges Columbus 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
- 5.27
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.78
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.59
- Weekend total hours
- 4.29
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 10, 2025 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 25, 2023, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Medicalodges Columbus 2 times in the past 3 years, for $28,298 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 30 residents live here, about 67% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 30
- Certified since
- November 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Medicalodges Columbus
- Legal business name
- Medicalodges Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 18 homes nationally under Medicalodges, Inc., 2.6-star chain average
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Medicalodges Columbus, 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 Medicalodges Columbus
What is the CMS star rating of Medicalodges Columbus?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Medicalodges Columbus accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Medicalodges Columbus?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Medicalodges Columbus?
Medicalodges Inc, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.