Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Merriam, Kansas, CMS certification number 175123
9700 W 62nd St, Merriam, KS 66203 · Johnson County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 12, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 18
- Fines in 3 years
- $60,927 (9)
Does Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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
- 3.16
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.83
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.95
- Weekend total hours
- 2.88
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 28.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 12, 2026 and cited 18 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 2, 2024, found 22.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 9 times in the past 3 years, for $60,927 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 81.6 residents live here, about 68% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 81.6
- Certified since
- February 1, 1981
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- Recover-Care Merriam Gardens LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 27 homes nationally under Recover-Care Healthcare, 2.6-star chain average
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- Shawnee Post Acute Rehabilitation Center7600 Antioch Road, Overland Park 66204
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- Shawnee Gardens Healthcare & Rehab Center6416 Long Street, Shawnee 66216
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 Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation 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 Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
18 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center?
Recover-Care Merriam Gardens LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.