Protection Valley Manor
600 S Broadway, Protection, KS 67127 · Comanche County · (620) 622-4261
45 certified beds, about 38 residents a day · Non profit - Corporation · Medicaid since 1974
Certified for Medicaid
Overall
5 of 5
Health inspections
5 of 5
Staffing
4 of 5
Quality measures
4 of 5
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 17E034 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 5, 2025, inspectors cited 2 health deficiencies (the Kansas average is 9.5, the national average 9.2).
Of 10 health citations since August 2021, 1 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents (1 immediate jeopardy).
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 4.00 hours per resident per day, against 4.07 across Kansas and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.39 of those hours.
23.5% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Kansas average 48.1%).
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.
508/21
203/23
203/25
107/25
Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit
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 10 health citations on file.
Severity
Isolated
Pattern
Widespread
Immediate jeopardy
1J
0K
0L
Actual harm
0G
0H
0I
Potential for more than minimal harm
6D
2E
1F
Potential for minimal harm
0A
0B
0C
July 1, 2025Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- J 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 one resident sampled for accident hazards. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure operational door locks, alarms, and supervision for cognitively impaired Resident (R) 1, a resident at high risk for elopement (when a cognitively impaired resident leaves the facility without the knowledge or supervision of staff) to prevent an elopement. On 06/04/25 at 07:29 PM, R1 exited the facility without staff knowledge or supervision through an unlocked front door. The door was typically locked but the door lock override was implemented, leaving the door unsecured and the alarm disabled. An off-duty staff member observed R1 walking outside, approximately two blocks away from the facility. Staff assisted R1 into the staff member's car and returned the resident to the facility at 07:42 PM. R1 was uninjured. [...]
March 5, 2025Standard inspection · 2 citations
- E 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 store, prepare, and serve food in a sanitary manner to prevent possible food-borne illness to the residents of the facility.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteThe facility identified a census of 40 residents. The sample included 12 residents. The facility identified residents on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP-infection control interventions designed to reduce transmission of resistant organisms that employ targeted gown and glove use during high contact care). Based on record review, observations, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the EBP residents were identified for staff and visitors. Further the facility failed to ensure staff used appropriate hand hygiene between glove changes and to follow infections for trends. These deficient practices placed the residents at risk for infectious diseases.
March 16, 2023Standard inspection · 2 citations
- 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 42 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide sanitary food preparation, storage and serving to prevent the spread of food borne illness to the residents of the facility.
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteThe facility census totaled 42 residents with 12 residents in the sample that included three for falls. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to review and revise the care plans for three residents, Resident (R)7, R 22, and R 32 related to fall prevention interventions.
August 30, 2021Standard inspection · 5 citations
- E Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteThe facility census totaled 39 residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to provide residents with a safe environment by the failure to secure dangerous chemicals in a locked place, inaccessible to the eight cognitively impaired, independently mobile residents living in the facility.
- D 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.
Inspectors wroteThe facility census totaled 39 residents with 13 included in the sample. Based on interview and record review the facility failed to provide Resident (R) 6 or her representative with a bed-hold policy upon transfer to a hospital.
- D Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
Inspectors wroteThe facility census totaled 39 residents with 13 sampled for review and all sampled residents reviewed for Minimum Data Set (MDS) completion. Based on record review and interview the facility failed to complete the required Death in The Facility MDS in a timely manner for Resident (R) 30.
- D Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 39 residents, with 13 sampled. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to update three resident's care plans in a timely manner, regarding fall interventions for Resident (R) 4 and R8, and skin issues and antibiotic use for R15. Findings Include: - Review of R4's pertinent diagnoses from the Electronic Health Record (EHR) documented: schizophrenia (psychotic disorder characterized by gross distortion of reality, disturbances of language and communication and fragmentation of thought), osteoporosis (abnormal loss of bone density and deterioration of bone tissue with an increased fracture risk), dementia (progressive mental disorder characterized by failing memory, confusion), and type II diabetes mellitus (diabetes mellitus, when the body cannot use glucose, not enough insulin made or the body cannot respond to the insulin). [...]
- D Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of 39 residents with 13 sampled. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to provide treatment and care in accordance with professional standards of practice by not completing dressing changes as ordered for Resident (R) 4 and did not accurately complete skin assessments for R8. Findings Include: - Review of R4's pertinent diagnoses from the Electronic Health Record (EHR) documented: [...]
Fire safety inspections
13 fire safety citations on file: 3 on March 5, 2025, 4 on March 16, 2023, 6 on August 30, 2021.
Every fire safety citation13 citations
- F Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- F Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- 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.
- E Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
- F Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
- F To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
- F Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.
- E Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | 4.00 | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.39 | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 3.22 | 3.60 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.71 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 23.5% | 48.1% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 42.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 2.93 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 4.31 on weekdays and 3.22 on weekends, 25% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 3.45 in April to June 2025 to 4.00 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 | 4.00 | 0.39 | 4.31 | 3.22 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 38 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.92 | 0.33 | 4.21 | 3.17 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 39 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.74 | 0.31 | 4.04 | 2.97 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 40 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 3.45 | 0.30 | 3.69 | 2.86 | 5.0% | 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.
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 | 12.3 | 17.9 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 8.3 | 16.2 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 60.5 | 18.1 | 15.4 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ownership data not available |
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 3 problems in this area, most recently on July 1, 2025: "Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents."
- When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 3 problems in this area, most recently on March 16, 2023: "Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals."
- 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 March 5, 2025: "Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on March 5, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 3.22 hours per resident per day, below the Kansas average of 3.60.
Other nursing homes nearby
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Common questions
- What is Protection Valley Manor's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Protection Valley Manor 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Protection Valley Manor get at its last inspection?
- 2 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on March 5, 2025. The Kansas average is 9.5.
- Has Protection Valley Manor been fined?
- CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
- Does Protection Valley Manor accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Protection Valley Manor?
- CMS lists 1 owner or manager. Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available.
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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