Meade · 67864
Lone Tree Retirement
801 E Grant
Meade, KS 67864
Fowler Residential Care
⌖ Fowler, KS · Meade County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds20
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)
About Fowler Residential Care
Fowler Residential Care is a 20-bed government-run nursing home in Fowler, KS. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Feb 2025), inspectors found 2 problems, fewer than the Kansas average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 30 min a day with each resident, more than the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 37% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $8,021 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameFowler Residential Care
LocationMeade County, Kansas
Phone(620) 646-5215
Address401 E 6th, Fowler, KS 67844 · Meade County
CMS provider number175526
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMay 7, 2012 (14 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
5 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Feb 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection2 (Feb 2025)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 30 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 54 min a dayKansas average: 43 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover37% a yearKansas average: 48%Strength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $8,021; 1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Kansas average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.5%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)9.1%State average: 4.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs15.6%State average: 18.1%About average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Kansas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Kansas, Medicaid pays for 57% of resident days at a typical home.
- 48% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 50% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average86%Kansas typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$379Kansas typical: $318
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, up from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 7 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.5
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5.1 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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