Sunporch of Smith County
Nursing home in Smith Center, Kansas, CMS certification number 175565
920 E Kansas Ave, Smith Center, KS 66967 · Smith County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 22
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- October 24, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Sunporch of Smith County take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Sunporch of Smith County 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Sunporch of Smith County 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
- 4.50
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.88
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.83
- Weekend total hours
- 4.12
- Nursing staff turnover
- 51.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 80%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on October 24, 2024 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 3, 2023, found 3.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Sunporch of Smith County in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 20.7 residents live here, about 94% of its 22 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 22
- Average residents per day
- 20.7
- Certified since
- September 30, 2019
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Sunporch of Smith County
- Legal business name
- Sunporch of Smith Center Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Other
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Grace Team Services, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Sunporch of Smith County
- Smith Center Health and Rehab117 W 1st Street #369, Smith Center 66967
- Downs Care and Rehab1218 Kansas Street, Downs 67437
- Parkview Health and Rehabilitation Center811 N 1st St, Osborne 67473
- Phillips County Retirement Center1300 State Street, Phillipsburg 67661
- Solomon Valley Manor315 S Ash Street, Stockton 67669
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 Sunporch of Smith County, 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 Sunporch of Smith County
What is the CMS star rating of Sunporch of Smith County?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Sunporch of Smith County accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Sunporch of Smith County?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Sunporch of Smith County?
Sunporch of Smith Center Inc, non profit - other.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.