Diversicare of Council Grove
A nursing home in Council Grove, Kansas 66846
400 Sunset Drive, Council Grove, Kansas 66846. (620) 767-5172.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 10 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Kansas average: 9.4
- 3.06 nurse hours per resident per day Kansas average: 4.13
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- 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.
- 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 Jul 8, 2026.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Jul 8, 2025
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
26 citations in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Jul 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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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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All 26 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. 9 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Jul 8, 2026: standard inspection9 citations
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Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident’s needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
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Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.
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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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Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.
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Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Jul 8, 2026: standard and complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Jul 8, 2025: complaint inspection5 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Jun 12, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Aug 28, 2024: standard inspection8 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
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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 appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
Aug 28, 2024: standard and complaint inspection2 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Apr 1, 1993.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 60 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 9 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
3.06 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 | 3.06 | 4.13 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.73 |
| At weekends | 2.67 | 3.62 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.4% | 48% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 62.5% | 42.6% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Diversicare Kansas LLC owns 100% directly since Jan 29, 2013.
- Diversicare Management Services LP. runs it.
- 11 owners or officers are people: Franklin Scott Kellman (corporate director); Lora A Siegle (managing employee (under contract), 0%); Lora A Siegle (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Stephen Michael Nee (corporate officer); Eran Ratner (corporate officer); Eran Ratner (corporate director); Matthew J Weishaar (corporate officer); Brian Kohn (corporate director); Brad Fischer (managing employee (on the payroll)); Brad Fischer (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rebecca B Bodie (corporate officer).
- Part of Diversicare Healthcare (44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversicare Management Services LP. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Diversicare Kansas LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Diversicare Healthcare Services LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | May 10, 1994 |
| Dac Acquisition LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Nov 19, 2021 |
| Dac Newcorp Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Advocat Finance, LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Diversicare Management Services LP. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Dec 6, 2024 | |
| Diversicare Holding Company LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | Jan 29, 2013 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Kansas average 3.3).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 38.1 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (10; the middle value was 8.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Diversicare of Council Grove This nursing home | 10 | |
| Chase County Care and Rehab | 20.5 | 6 |
| Emporia Presbyterian Manor | 22.5 | 11 |
| Flint Hills Care and Rehabilitation Center | 23.0 | 10 |
| Legacy at Herington | 23.6 | 14 |
| Eskridge Care and Rehab | 25.8 | 6 |
| Tallgrass Healthcare Campus | 30.9 | 11 |
| St Luke Living Center | 34.9 | 7 |
| Chapman Valley Manor | 35.3 | 7 |
| Enterprise Estates Nuring Center | 36.6 | 11 |
| Osage Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | 37.2 | 3 |
| Meadowlark Hills | 38.1 | 5 |
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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