Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
A nursing home in Kansas City, Kansas 66104
6500 Greeley Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas 66104. (913) 334-0200.
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 10 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Kansas average: 9.4
- 3.69 nurse hours per resident per day Kansas average: 4.13
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
10 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Kansas average is 9.4.
Last standard inspection Oct 24, 2024.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Feb 20, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
13 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2024. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 13 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 13 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Oct 24, 2024: standard and complaint inspection10 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
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Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Apr 10, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Mar 11, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Feb 20, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Jul 25, 1984.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 56 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $15,421 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 13 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine | $15,421 |
Who does the caring?
3.69 nurse hours per resident per day
The Kansas average is 4.13.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Kansas average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.69 | 4.13 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.73 |
| At weekends | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 75.5% | 48% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 100% | 42.6% |
| Administrators who left | Not given | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Gateway Healthcare LLC owns 100% directly since Sep 16, 2025.
- 7 owners or officers are people: Corwin Lewis (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Corwin Lewis (on the governing body (managing control)); Corwin Lewis (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Karen L Epperson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Karen L Epperson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Soon Burnam (corporate officer, 0%); Soon Burnam (runs it (operational or managerial control)).
- Part of The Ensign Group (347 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ensign Group Inc. | Owns a share through other companies | 100% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Gateway Healthcare LLC | Owns a share directly | 100% | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Mount Sunflower Health Holdings LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2025 | |
| Ensign Services, Inc. | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| Standard Bearer Healthcare Op, LP | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Kansas average 3.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 7.6 miles, this one had the 7th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (10; the middle value was 10.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Point Rehabilitation and Nursing Center This nursing home | 10 | |
| Life Care Center of Kansas City | 1.1 | 13 |
| Riverbend Post Acute Rehabilitation | 1.8 | 12 |
| Providence Place | 3.0 | 10 |
| The Healthcare Resort of Kansas City | 3.1 | 26 |
| Pinnacle Point Wellness & Rehabilitation | 6.6 | 5 |
| Kaw River Care and Rehab | 6.9 | 14 |
| Parkway Operator LLC | 6.9 | 7 |
| Edwardsville Care and Rehab | 6.9 | 12 |
| Brookdale Rosehill | 7.5 | 5 |
| Mccrite Plaza at Briarcliff Skilled Facility | 7.5 | 11 |
| Sharon Lane Health and Rehabilitation | 7.6 | 8 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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