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1417 W Ash St Junction City, KS 66441 · Geary County
CMS certification number 175126 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Tallgrass Healthcare Campus a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Tallgrass Healthcare Campus as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the Kansas average of 3.1.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 4.16 hours per resident per day at Tallgrass Healthcare Campus, above the Kansas median of 3.96 (US median: 3.72). About 0.77 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.64 hours, 12% below its all-week average. 49.3% of nursing staff left within a year (Kansas median 47.5%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Tallgrass Healthcare Campus: Medicare and Medicaid
Tallgrass Healthcare Campus is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Kansas's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on August 6, 2025 and found 9 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 20 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 20 citations at Tallgrass Healthcare Campus across 5 inspection dates, 2 of them from complaint investigations. 1 was at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on November 13, 2025 (complaint inspection). The most common areas cited were pharmacy service (6) and quality of life and care (4). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody" (tag F0600, level K, November 13, 2025). 2 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
June 30, 2026 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DRespond appropriately to all alleged violations.
November 13, 2025 · 1 citation, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
KProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
August 6, 2025 · 9 citations
EEnsure 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.
DProvide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
DDevelop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
DProvide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
DProvide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
DEnsure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
DEnsure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
DArrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
November 20, 2023 · 4 citations
FProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
DGive residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
DProvide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
May 4, 2022 · 5 citations
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
DEnsure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
DEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
DEnsure 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.
Questions to ask on a tour of Tallgrass Healthcare Campus
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on November 13, 2025 under the rule on freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on June 30, 2026. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $13,995 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 2025 | Fine | $13,995 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 |
| August 2026 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 3/5 | 5/5 |
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Hospitals near Tallgrass Healthcare Campus
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.2 mi
Stormont Vail Health Flint Hills Junction CityEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 1h 26m for patients treated and sent home
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6.6 mi
Irwin Ach (Ft Riley) Fort RileyEmergency roomMedian ER visit 2h 18m for patients treated and sent home
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18.7 mi
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan ManhattanEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 22m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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