Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
Nursing home in Lawrence, Kansas, CMS certification number 175445
4851 Harvard Road, Lawrence, KS 66049 · Douglas County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 76
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $29,286 (2)
Does Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community 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
- 3.94
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.77
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 3, 2025 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 17, 2024, found 15.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community 2 times in the past 3 years, for $29,286 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 59.4 residents live here, about 78% of its 76 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 76
- Average residents per day
- 59.4
- Certified since
- July 12, 2001
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
- Legal business name
- Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 11 homes nationally under Midwest Health, 3.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
- Lawrence Presbyterian Manor1429 Kasold Dr, Lawrence 66049
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF325 Maine Street, Lawrence 66044
- Medicalodges Eudora1415 Maple Street, Eudora 66025
- Baldwin Healthcare & Rehab Center, LLC1223 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City 66006
- Tonganoxie Terrace1010 East Street, Tonganoxie 66086
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 Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community, 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 Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
What is the CMS star rating of Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community?
Pioneer Ridge Nursing Facility Operations, LLC, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.