Chase County Care And Rehab is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1992-06-01. 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) 273-6360 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Chase County Care And Rehab holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 4 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (3★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 82.3/100, placing it #2684 of 14703 facilities nationally and #43 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 Chase County Care And Rehab receives a reported average of 4 hours of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 38 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 40 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 42 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 37 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 62.5%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

The facility has received 6 fine(s) over the 5-year period, totaling $33,472. 11 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 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 0. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 70.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Chase County Care And Rehab ranks 2684th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 82.3/100), placing it in the top 25% nationwide. Within KS, it ranks 43rd out of 297 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #4,787 nationally and RN hours rank #5,949 nationally (#151 in KS). Our composite quality score of 82.3/100 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 Cottonwood Falls, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/kansas/cottonwood-falls/