Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Countryside Health Center
440 SE Woodland Avenue · Topeka, KS 66607 · 97 certified beds
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About Countryside Health Center
Countryside Health Center is a nursing home in Topeka, Kansas. Its capacity is 97 beds, above the Shawnee County median of 78 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 16 citations, the most recent on April 30, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 1.94 hours per resident per day. It is one of 16 nursing homes listed in Topeka. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
4.0Staffing
2.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, August 2026.
Inspection history (16)
Records from January 2022 to April 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0761Ensure 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.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0838Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0730Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0686Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0699Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
April 30, 2025
Tag F0678Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 14, 2025.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0625Notify 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.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0761Ensure 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.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
August 15, 2023
Tag F0801Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 13, 2023.
January 10, 2022
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 8, 2022.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
1.94 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 1.78 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Kansas.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Kansas Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Median facility daily rate
$296.71per day
About $9,020 a month.
Median we calculated from the state's own facility rate file, SFY2025. Based on 298 facilities.
Nearby alternatives
Other licensed providers in Topeka.
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