Access Mental Health is certified as a Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1982-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (620) 983-2165 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Access Mental Health holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of N/A out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (N/A★), Staffing (N/A★), and Quality of Resident Care (N/A★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 54.1/100, placing it #13431 of 14703 facilities nationally and #279 of 297 in Kansas. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Access Mental Health receives a reported average of 2 hours 35 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 37 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 22 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 35 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 29 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is N/A out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 34.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $100,231. 38 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $100,231, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 4. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 296.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Access Mental Health ranks 13431st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 54.1/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within KS, it ranks 279th out of 297 nursing homes. In Peabody, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,953 nationally and RN hours rank #6,269 nationally (#158 in KS). Our composite quality score of 54.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Peabody, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/kansas/peabody/