Southwest Medical Center SNF
Nursing home in Liberal, Kansas, CMS certification number 175163
315 W 15th Street, Liberal, KS 67905 · Seward County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 18
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- April 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Southwest Medical Center SNF take Medicare and Medicaid?
Southwest Medical Center SNF is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 22, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 12, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Southwest Medical Center SNF in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 2.9 residents live here, about 16% of its 18 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 18
- Average residents per day
- 2.9
- Certified since
- July 31, 1987
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Southwest Medical Center SNF
- Legal business name
- Southwest Medical Center
- Ownership type
- Government - County
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- Wheatridge Park Care Center1501 S Holly Dr, Liberal 67901
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- Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement801 E Grant, Meade 67864
- Western Prairie Senior Living LLC510 E San Jacinto Avenue, Ulysses 67880
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 Southwest Medical Center SNF, 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 Southwest Medical Center SNF
What is the CMS star rating of Southwest Medical Center SNF?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Southwest Medical Center SNF accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Southwest Medical Center SNF?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Southwest Medical Center SNF?
Southwest Medical Center, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.