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KANSAS SOLDIERS HOME

714 Sheridan Unit 128 · FORT DODGE, KS 67843 · Lic. #VA-ATC-1202 (KS) · 56 certified beds

(620) 227-2121

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About KANSAS SOLDIERS HOME

KANSAS SOLDIERS HOME is a nursing home in FORT DODGE, Kansas. Its capacity is 56 beds, above the Ford County median of 45 for nursing homes. It is run by a government body and is part of State of Kansas-Accounting Services. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 25 citations, the most recent on August 7, 2025. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 6.28 hours per resident per day. The Department of Veterans Affairs lists it as a veterans long-term care setting. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

3.0

Staffing

5.0

Quality measures

4.0

CMS Care Compare, October 2026.

Inspection history (25)

Records from December 2021 to August 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0658

    Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0812

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

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0881

    Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0756

    Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0730

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

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0604

    Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0605

    Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0686

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

    Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0759

    Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0814

    Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0552

    Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • August 7, 2025

    Tag F0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 29, 2025.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0582

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

    Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0880

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0689

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0657

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0636

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0917

    Make sure each resident has 1) at least one window to the outside in a room; 2) a room at or above ground level; 3) adequate bedding; 4) furniture that meets the resident's needs; or 5) adequate closet space.

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0695

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

    Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 13, 2023.

  • September 6, 2023

    Tag F0550

    Honor 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 October 13, 2023.

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Penalties

CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.

Staffing

6.28 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, down from 6.35 in Q4 2025.

From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.

Ownership

government-state

  • Parent company: State of Kansas-Accounting Services

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.

Nursing Homes

Kansas median$8,669/mo

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.

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