315 W 15th Street, Liberal, KS 67905 · Seward County · (620) 629-6291
18 certified beds, about 3 residents a day · Government - County · Medicare since 1987
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 175163 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 22, 2026, inspectors cited 8 health deficiencies (the Kansas average is 9.5, the national average 9.2).
None of its 15 health citations since June 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.
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.
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 15 health citations on file.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide eight consecutive hours of Registered Nurse (RN) staff daily for the residents of the facility.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews, observation and record review, the facility failed to utilize Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP- infection control interventions designed to reduce transmission of resistant organisms which employ targeted gown and glove use during high contact care) when providing direct care to a Resident (R) 11 with a Stage 2 (partial-thickness skin loss into but no deeper than the dermis including intact or ruptured blisters) pressure ulcer. The facility further failed to ensure adequate hand hygiene before medication administration for R11 and R2.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to provide a written baseline care plan to Resident (R) 1, R2, 11, and R4.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to store and label biologicals adequately when staff failed to date an insulin (medications used to treat high blood glucose levels) pen when opened.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure Resident (R) 1 received the opportunity to participate in the care planning process when staff failed to invite R1, or their responsible party to care plan meetings.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to notify the State Long Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) of facility-initiated transfers/discharges for Resident (R) 10 and R3.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to adequately assess Resident (R) 11's present-on -admission pressure ulcer (localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear and/or friction) at the time of admission and failed to ensure wound treatment orders were obtained and treatments provided.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview and record review, the facility failed to electronically submit complete and accurate staffing information through Payroll-Based Journaling (PBJ) related to weekend staffing.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to serve food under sanitary conditions, to the residents of the facility appropriately to prevent the potential for food borne illness. This deficient practice had the potential to negatively affect all residents in the facility.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four 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.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review the facility failed to electronically submit to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with complete and accurate direct staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data in a uniform format according to specifications established by CMS (i.e. Payroll Base Journal (PBJ), related to licensed nursing staffing information, when the facility failed to accurately report 24 hour per day Licensed Nurse coverage on 59 dates between 01/01/23 and 12/31/23.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure five of five Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) reviewed had the required in-service education which included the abuse, neglect and exploitation (ANE) and one CNA which also lacked dementia management training. This deficient practice placed the residents at risk for inadequate care.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents with four residents sampled. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to accurately complete a comprehensive assessment on the Minimum Data Set, for resident (R)7 within the time frame of 14 calendar days.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents. The sample included four residents. Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to maintain an effective infection control program related to hand hygiene by lack of hand hygiene during R7's peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC-a form of access directly into the bloodstream via a vein that can be used for a prolonged period of time) to prevent the spread of infection.
Inspectors wroteThe facility reported a census of four residents with four residents sampled. Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to provide requested vaccination to one of the residents. Resident (R) 6 requested the pneumococcal vaccine (vaccine designed to prevent pneumonia [inflammation of the lungs which can be debilitating or lethal in the elderly]).
20 fire safety citations on file: 10 on April 22, 2026, 8 on June 12, 2024, 2 on June 8, 2022.
CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.
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) | not reported | 4.07 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | not reported | 0.71 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | not reported | 3.60 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | not reported | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | not reported | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | not reported | 48.1% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | not reported | 42.0% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | not reported |
CMS note on this home's staffing data: This facility submitted data that did not meet the criteria required to calculate a staffing measure.
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 July to September 2025, nursing staff hours per resident were 7.83 on weekdays and 7.93 on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 16% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.2% of nursing hours, against 5.5% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 9.90 in April to June 2025 to 7.85 in July to September 2025.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 7.85 | 3.15 | 7.83 | 7.93 | 0.2% | 2 of 92 | 6 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 9.90 | 4.42 | 9.89 | 9.90 | 0.3% | 11 of 91 | 4 |
| United States, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.77 | 0.62 | 3.95 | 3.33 | 5.5% | 0.6% of days | |
| Kansas, Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.99 | 0.66 | 4.17 | 3.51 | 4.6% | 1.6% 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
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. If you work here, your report helps start one.
| 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.
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Kansas | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 20.1 | 22.4 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 12.0 |
For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Southwest Medical Center SNF's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (65.8% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.
65.8% this home
Better than the national rate
US median of homes 51.5% · Kansas: 42 better, 17 worse
Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 141 eligible stays.
12.1% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 10.7% · Kansas: 3 better, 0 worse
Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 158 eligible stays.
5.6% this home
No different from the national rate
US median of homes 7.1% · Kansas: 3 better, 0 worse
Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 92 eligible stays.
11.1% this home
Median of homes: Kansas55.7% · US 56.6%
Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 90 residents counted.
0.0% this home
Median of homes: Kansas0.0% · US 0.0%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 98 residents counted.
2.2% this home
Median of homes: Kansas2.1% · US 1.7%
Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 98 residents counted.
98.7% this home
Median of homes: Kansas99.3% · US 98.7%
Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 78 residents counted.
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.
Legal business name: SOUTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain, Sandra | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 05/01/2021 | |
| Cowan, Mark | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 05/01/2015 | |
| Moree, Keeley | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 06/01/2019 | |
| Williams, Amber | W-2 managing employee | Individual | 07/01/1997 | |
| Knudsen, Dennis | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2022 | |
| Lara, Jose | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2021 | |
| Love, Ivanhoe | Corporate director | Individual | 03/18/2018 | |
| McKee, Tony | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2022 | |
| Noblejas, Maria | Corporate director | Individual | 07/01/2021 | |
| Sander, Dennis | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2015 | |
| West, John | Corporate director | Individual | 04/01/2022 | |
| Williams, Amber | Corporate director | Individual | 09/28/2014 | |
| Cowan, Mark | Corporate officer | Individual | 05/01/2015 |
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.
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.