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Wheatridge Park Care Center

A nursing home in Liberal, Kansas 67901

1501 S Holly Dr, Liberal, Kansas 67901. (620) 624-0130.

  • Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)
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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.

The last 24 months 25 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2024. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). Every month

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?

24 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The Kansas average is 9.4.

Last standard inspection Sep 16, 2024.

Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jan 4, 2024

Source:

CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those citations happened

25 citations in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2024. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

25 citations by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
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2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

All 25 citations in the last three years

Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries , from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 23 came from complaint inspections.

Source:

CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Sep 16, 2024: standard inspection2 citations

  • Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.

    Rule F0553. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.

    Rule F0835. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

Sep 16, 2024: standard and complaint inspection22 citations

  • Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

    Rule F0686. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Rule F0689. G: actual harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

    Rule F0550. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to manage his or her financial affairs.

    Rule F0567. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.

    Rule F0578. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.

    Rule F0582. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

    Rule F0623. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.

    Rule F0625. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Assess the resident completely in a timely manner when first admitted, and then periodically, at least every 12 months.

    Rule F0636. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

    Rule F0641. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

    Rule F0657. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs.

    Rule F0660. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Rule F0695. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Observe each nurse aide’s job performance and give regular training.

    Rule F0730. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

    Rule F0761. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Rule F0812. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Rule F0814. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Rule F0880. E: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.

    Rule F0883. D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Keep all essential equipment working safely.

    Rule F0908. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

    Rule F0947. F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

  • Post nurse staffing information every day.

    Rule F0732. C: no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Oct 7, 2024.

Jan 4, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Rule F0600. J: immediate jeopardy to health or safety. From a complaint. Correction date, as CMS recorded it: Jan 4, 2024.

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 4, 2002.
  • 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, limited liability company.
  • 51 certified beds.
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been fined or penalized?

  • 2 fines in the last three years, $158,640 in all.
  • No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
  • 23 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
Source:

CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Fines and payment denials, newest first
DateKindAmount
Sep 16, 2024Fine$27,573
Jan 4, 2024Fine$131,067

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.

Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Staffing measures
MeasureThis homeKansas average
Nurse hours per resident per day3.694.13
Of which registered nurses0.890.73
At weekends3.243.62
Nursing staff turnover50%48%
Registered nurse turnover25%42.6%
Administrators who left0Not given

Who owns it?

  • Liberal SNF Holdco LLC owns 100% directly since Jan 23, 2015.
  • Frontier Management Inc. runs it.
  • 35 owners or officers are people: Steven W Veluscek (owns 5% or more through other companies, 51%); Isaac S Dole (owns 5% or more through other companies, 40%); Robert Jones (owns a share through other companies, 3%); Heather Orback (owns a share through other companies, 3%); Dean Kiklis (owns a share through other companies, 3%); Kelly Saracino (owns a share directly, 1%); Kelly Saracino (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Doug Wyckoff (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Doug Wyckoff (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michelle Newton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michelle Newton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Victor Cruz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Victor Cruz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adam Baker (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adam Baker (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Latisha Van Wyhe (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Latisha Van Wyhe (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Elliot Lekawa (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Whitney Seigrist (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Whitney Seigrist (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Edison Ong (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Edison Ong (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Robert Vasquez (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Vicki Holland (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Angela Scott (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Angela Scott (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Tamara L Mccue (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Tamara L Mccue (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Cherise Salas (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Cherise Salas (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Steven W Veluscek (corporate officer); Amy Vanette Bryan (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Amy Vanette Bryan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Janine Lovato (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Janine Lovato (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
  • Part of Frontline Management (9 homes in CMS’s data).
  • A private-equity firm is among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

Organisations CMS lists
OrganisationRoleShareSince
Liberal SNF Holdco LLCOwns 5% or more directly100%Jan 23, 2015
Newport Real Estate Capital LLCHolds 5% or more security interest70%Sep 27, 2018
Fmi-Liberal LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies60%Jan 23, 2015
Bhcp Liberal Sponsor LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies40%Jan 23, 2015
Davis Square Holdings LLCOwns 5% or more through other companies40%Dec 19, 2018
Frontier Management Inc.Runs it (operational or managerial control)May 1, 2015
Frontier Management Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)May 5, 2025
Frontline Mds Exchange LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jul 1, 2019
Openwork Health LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Mar 31, 2022
Finanical Management Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Jan 1, 2016
Pinnacle Pharmacy Group Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Mar 1, 2025
Lippold & Holland LLCAdditional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Nov 25, 2020
Key Rehabilitation Inc.Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)Feb 1, 2024

How do residents fare?

  • CMS rates its quality measures 2 of 5 (Kansas average 3.3).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS’s star ratings, from 1 to 5
MeasureRating
Overall rating1 of 5
Health inspections1 of 5
Staffing4 of 5
Quality measures2 of 5

How does it compare nearby?

  • Among the 12 nearest homes, within 56.8 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (24; the middle value was 8).
Source:

CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

The 12 nearest, by straight-line distance
PlaceMiles awayCitations, latest cycle
Wheatridge Park Care Center This nursing home24
Southwest Medical Center SNF0.88
Good Samaritan-Liberal1.112
Stevens County Hospital Ltcu DBA Pioneer Manor23.619
Beaver County Nursing Home29.58
Meade District Hosp Ltcu DBA Lone Tree Retirement37.08
Western Prairie Senior Living LLC42.611
Bethel Home45.97
Fowler Residential Care46.82
Twin Oaks Manor47.16
Capstone Healthcare of Perryton48.54
Stanton County Health Care Facility Ltcu56.89

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

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).

    Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • 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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Source:

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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