• CMS rates this facility 3/5 stars (average)
• Has 36 certified beds with an average of 23.5 residents per day (65% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 5 deficiencies (inspected Mar 13, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $67,763 across 2 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.63 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 52.5% (high)
Sandstone Heights is a 3-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Little River, Kansas with 36 certified beds. It has been operating since 2008. The facility scored at average compared to Kansas facilities.
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Have 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.
Ensure 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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure 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.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICE COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO 2 | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Jul 1, 1989 |
| DECKER, JAMES | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2003 |
| LOOK, TREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| OLANDER, RANDALL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 13, 2015 |
| SCHLOSSER, TODD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 1, 2017 |
| WHORTON, ALLEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Feb 1, 2025 |