Arma Operator, LLC
605 E Melvin Street, Arma, KS 66712 · Crawford County · (620) 347-4103
45 certified beds, about 43 residents a day · For profit - Limited Liability company · Medicare and Medicaid since 1995
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 175353 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on July 28, 2026, inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Kansas average is 9.5, the national average 9.2).
Of 16 health citations since March 2023, 2 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists 2 fines totaling $30,419 in the last three years; the largest was $16,350, and the latest is dated April 7, 2026.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.54 hours per resident per day, against 4.07 across Kansas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.72 of those hours.
41.2% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Kansas average 48.1%).
CMS links it to Mission Health Communities, an affiliated group of 29 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 16 health citations on file.
July 28, 2026Standard inspection · 4 citations
- D Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to develop an individualized activity plan for Resident (R) 25.
- D Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)1 remained free from unnecessary medications when staff failed to monitor R1's consumption and accurately record the total amount of potassium received by R1.
- C Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Inspectors wroteBased on interview and record review, the facility failed to electronically submit complete and accurate staffing information to the federal regulatory agency through Payroll-Based Journaling (PBJ) when the facility failed to accurately submit hourly staffing data for all nursing personnel.
- C Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide housekeeping and maintenance services to ensure a safe and sanitary environment in the facility laundry.
April 7, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to ensure an environment free from accident hazards for Resident (R) 1, who required staff assistance and a Hoyer (total body mechanical lift) lift for safe transfers. On 01/20/26, R1 slid through the opening in the toileting lift sheet while one staff member manned the lift, and when the other staff member took their hands off the resident and the lift sheet, R1 fell to the floor. R1 sustained an abrasion to her head, pain, and a negative psychosocial outcome as she was afraid and anxious during lift transfers after the incident.
June 4, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 39 residents with five residents sampled for abuse and neglect. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)1 remained free from neglect. On [DATE] Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) M and CNA N attempted to transfer R1 from a shower chair to R1's wheelchair without using the full-body mechanical lift as required in R1's Care Plan. R1 could not bear weight so CNA M and CNA N lowered R1 to the floor. The staff attempted to lift R1 off the floor without using the mechanical lift but were unsuccessful, so they obtained the full-body mechanical lift, and both CNA staff lifted R1 into her wheelchair. CNA M and CNA N did not report the incident to Licensed Nurse (LN) G and only reported R1 bent her leg during a transfer and complained of pain. [...]
December 23, 2024Standard inspection · 1 citation
- F Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 40 residents. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to prepare, store, and serve food in a sanitary manner for the residents of the facility.
March 21, 2023Standard inspection · 9 citations
- F Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain and/or dispose of garbage and refuse properly in a sanitary condition to prevent the harborage and feeding of pests.
- E Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents. Based on interview and record review the facility failed to file grievance reports and follow up with resident concerns voiced during the resident council meetings.
- E Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents, with 17 sampled for review. Based on interview and record review the facility failed to thoroughly investigate allegations when they failed to conduct resident interviews specifically related to the allegations of the self-investigations for two residents R6 and R23 on three occurrences of resident to resident altercation/abuse, and for two residents, R31 and R28 when the facility investigated resident to resident altercation/sexual abuse.
- E Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wrote- On 03/16/23 at 08:14 AM, observation of medication pass by Certified Medication Aide (CMA) LL revealed she removed the cap off of a bottle of eye drops and placed it on an unsanitary towel on top of the medication cart. The towel contained brown colored spots on it. CMA LL administered the eye drops to R16 then replaced the cap on the bottle of eye drops without sanitizing it first. On 03/16/23 at 08:24 AM, during observation of medication pass, CMA LL used a digital wrist blood pressure cuff on R23 without sanitizing it first and prior observation revealed she used it on another resident prior to that. CMA LL failed to sanitize the blood pressure cuff after use on R23. [...]
- D Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents with seventeen selected for review. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure accommodation of needs were met for two or the residents, Resident (R)17 and R13 by failure to have their call light in reach so they could alert staff of any needs.
- D Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 with 17 selected for review including three reviewed for hospitalization. Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to provide notification to the Ombudsman office for Resident (R)12 and R6 following transfers to the hospital.
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents with 17 selected for review including three residents reviewed for activities of daily living (ADL's). Based on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to provide appropriate hygiene and grooming cares to Resident (R)33.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents, with six residents sampled for accidents. Based on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to identify contributing causes of one Resident (R24) of the six sampled residents, with multiple injuries of unknown origin (skin tears and bruise) and failed to implement appropriate immediate interventions to prevent further repeated skin injuries for this resident.
- D Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 41 residents with 17 selected for review including two reviewed for urinary catheter (insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain the urine into a collection bag) or urinary tract infection (UTI). Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R)18's urinary catheter tubing was appropriately secured to prevent urethral trauma in case of tugging on the catheter tubing.
Fire safety inspections
33 fire safety citations on file: 12 on December 23, 2024, 14 on March 21, 2023, 7 on August 26, 2021.
Every fire safety citation33 citations
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
- E Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
- D Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- D Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- D Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- F Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- F Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- E Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
- E Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- E Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.
- D Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- D Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
- F Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- E Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| April 7, 2026 | Fine | $16,350 |
| June 4, 2025 | Fine | $14,069 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.54 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.26 | 3.60 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.25 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 41.2% | 48.1% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 25.0% | 42.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 4.23 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.65 on weekdays and 3.26 on weekends, 11% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.1% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.68 in April to June 2025 to 3.54 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.54 | 0.72 | 3.65 | 3.26 | 0.1% | 0 of 90 | 43 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.59 | 0.83 | 3.68 | 3.35 | 0.2% | 0 of 92 | 41 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.63 | 0.70 | 3.74 | 3.37 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 40 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.68 | 0.83 | 3.79 | 3.39 | 0.4% | 0 of 91 | 40 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Kansas, Jan to Mar 2026 | 4.01 | 0.67 | 4.19 | 3.56 | 4.8% | 0.6% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Staff pay reports
Staff pay at this home
No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review.
Official wage estimates for Kansas
| Job | Median | Middle half | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas, all employers | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $18.27 | $17.41 to $21.24 | 24,610 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $29.69 | $27.05 to $33.40 | 7,530 |
| Registered nurses | $38.14 | $35.24 to $45.53 | 33,800 |
| United States, nursing care facilities | |||
| CNAs (nursing assistants) | $20.67 | $17.91 to $22.55 | 534,270 |
| LPNs and LVNs | $33.86 | $30.05 to $37.40 | 188,210 |
| Registered nurses | $41.11 | $37.85 to $47.68 | 142,270 |
Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 9.9 | 17.9 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 10.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 21.4 | 16.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 26.9 | 22.4 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 21.9 | 11.5 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: ARMA OPERATOR LLC. CMS links this home to Mission Health Communities, a group of 29 nursing homes averaging 2.9 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Operator LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | Organization | 100% | 02/25/2015 |
| Barres, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 02/26/2015 | |
| T and C Capital Assets, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 02/26/2015 | |
| Windward Health Partners LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Organization | 02/26/2015 | |
| Crino, Bryan | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 02/26/2015 | |
| Feuer, Scott | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 02/26/2015 | |
| Lindeman, Stuart | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 02/26/2015 | |
| Passero, Joseph | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | Individual | 02/26/2015 | |
| Lindeman, Stuart | Corporate officer | Individual | 02/28/2015 | |
| Mission Health Communities, LLC | Operational/managerial control | Organization | 02/26/2015 | |
| Yoakum, Jamie | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 01/16/2024 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on July 28, 2026: "Provide activities to meet all resident's needs."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on March 21, 2023: "Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on June 4, 2025: "Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody."
- Can we see a week of menus and the kitchen, and how are special diets handled?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on December 23, 2024: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 3.60.
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Common questions
- What is Arma Operator, LLC's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Arma Operator, LLC 4 out of 5 stars overall, with 4 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 2 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Arma Operator, LLC get at its last inspection?
- 4 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on July 28, 2026. The Kansas average is 9.5.
- Has Arma Operator, LLC been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 2 fines totaling $30,419 in the last three years.
- Does Arma Operator, LLC accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Arma Operator, LLC?
- CMS lists 11 owners and managers, and links the home to Mission Health Communities. Legal business name: ARMA OPERATOR LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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