Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1981-02-01. 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 (913) 384-0800 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (2★), and Quality of Resident Care (3★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 57.9/100, placing it #12637 of 14703 facilities nationally and #258 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 Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 3 hours 18 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 25 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 52 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 1 minute. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 2 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 2 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 53.8%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 10 fine(s) totaling $74,562. 26 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 10 fine(s) totaling $74,562, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 10. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 150.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Merriam Gardens Healthcare & Rehabilitation ranks 12637th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 57.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within KS, it ranks 258th out of 297 nursing homes. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,101 nationally and RN hours rank #10,372 nationally (#239 in KS). Our composite quality score of 57.9/100 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 Merriam, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/kansas/merriam/