Sandstone Heights
Nursing home in Little River, Kansas, CMS certification number 175509
440 State Street, Little River, KS 67457 · Rice County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 36
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 13, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $67,763 (2)
Does Sandstone Heights take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sandstone Heights 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sandstone Heights 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
- 4.32
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.09
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.64
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.59
- Weekend total hours
- 3.92
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 13, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 15, 2023, found 9.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Sandstone Heights 2 times in the past 3 years, for $67,763 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26.2 residents live here, about 73% of its 36 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 36
- Average residents per day
- 26.2
- Certified since
- October 1, 2008
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sandstone Heights
- Legal business name
- Rice County Hospital District No 2
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
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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 Sandstone Heights, 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 Sandstone Heights
What is the CMS star rating of Sandstone Heights?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sandstone Heights accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sandstone Heights?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sandstone Heights?
Rice County Hospital District No 2, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.