Wheatridge Park Care Center
Nursing home in Liberal, Kansas, CMS certification number 175459
1501 S Holly Dr, Liberal, KS 67901 · Seward County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 51
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- September 16, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 24
- Fines in 3 years
- $158,640 (2)
Does Wheatridge Park Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Wheatridge Park Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wheatridge Park Care 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
- 3.69
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.89
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.19
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.60
- Weekend total hours
- 3.24
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 25%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on September 16, 2024 and cited 24 deficiencies, plus 22 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 27, 2022, found 8.
The last standard inspection was more than two years ago.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Wheatridge Park Care Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $158,640 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 40.3 residents live here, about 79% of its 51 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 51
- Average residents per day
- 40.3
- Certified since
- December 4, 2002
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wheatridge Park Care Center
- Legal business name
- Liberal SNF Op Co LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 9 homes nationally under Frontline Management, 3.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Wheatridge Park Care Center
- Southwest Medical Center SNF315 W 15th Street, Liberal 67905
- Good Samaritan-Liberal2160 Zinnia Lane, Liberal 67901
- Stevens County Hospital Ltcu DBA Pioneer Manor1711 S Main Street, Hugoton 67951
- 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.
Compare all nursing homes in Kansas, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Wheatridge Park Care 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 Wheatridge Park Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Wheatridge Park Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wheatridge Park Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wheatridge Park Care Center?
24 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wheatridge Park Care Center?
Liberal SNF Op Co LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.