The Shepherd's Center
Nursing home in Cimarron, Kansas, CMS certification number 175570
101 Cedar Ridge Drive, Cimarron, KS 67835 · Gray County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 28
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 17, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $13,627 (1)
Does The Shepherd's Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Shepherd's 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Shepherd's 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
- 3.51
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.03
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.26
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.23
- Weekend total hours
- 2.92
- Nursing staff turnover
- 55.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 0%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 17, 2025 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 8, 2024, found 10.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Shepherd's Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $13,627 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26.8 residents live here, about 96% of its 28 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 28
- Average residents per day
- 26.8
- Certified since
- March 13, 2024
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns The Shepherd's Center
- Legal business name
- Shepherd of the Plains Foundation
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 The Shepherd's 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 The Shepherd's Center
What is the CMS star rating of The Shepherd's Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Shepherd's Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Shepherd's Center?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Shepherd's Center?
Shepherd of the Plains Foundation, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.