Nursing Homes · Liberal, KS
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Southwest Medical Center SNF
315 W 15th Street · Liberal, KS 67905 · 18 certified beds
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About Southwest Medical Center SNF
Southwest Medical Center SNF is a nursing home in Liberal, Kansas. Its capacity is 18 beds, below the Kansas median of 51 for nursing homes. It is run by a government body. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 16 citations, the most recent on April 22, 2026. Enforcement records show no fine or payment denial against it. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in Liberal. Its public records were last updated in July 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated July 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Quality measures
3.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (16)
Records from September 2019 to April 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0628Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
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 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0553Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 2, 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
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 June 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0851Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Severity C: widespread, no actual harm, potential for minimal harm. Corrected June 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
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 5, 2026.
April 22, 2026
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 5, 2026.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0812Procure 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 July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0636Assess 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 July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
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 July 17, 2024.
June 12, 2024
Tag F0947Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected July 17, 2024.
September 25, 2019
Tag F0868Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected October 7, 2019.
Penalties
CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this nursing home in the last three years.
Staffing
CMS has not published staffing hours for this nursing home in recent quarters. That is typical of a newly certified home.
Ownership
Government - County
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.
Source: KS Medicaid NF rate publication (opens in a new tab), updated SFY2025
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