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Kansas Soldiers Home

⌖ Fort Dodge, KS · Ford County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds56
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)

About Kansas Soldiers Home

Kansas Soldiers Home is a 56-bed government-run nursing home in Fort Dodge, KS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Aug 2025), inspectors found 12 problems, more than the Kansas average of 9.5. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 6 hr 35 min a day with each resident, more than the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 28% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.

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Key details

Facility nameKansas Soldiers Home
LocationFord County, Kansas
Address200 Custer, Unit 98, Fort Dodge, KS 67801 · Ford County
CMS provider number175513
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceSeptember 17, 2009 (17 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid

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Quality & inspections

Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.

Overall rating3 of 5Average
Health inspections2 of 5Below average
Quality measures3 of 5Average
Staffing5 of 5Much above average

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

4 strengths and 2 things 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

  • Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
    Strength
  • Nurse staffing per resident6 hr 35 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 min
    Strength
  • Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 21 min a dayKansas average: 43 min
    Strength
  • Nursing staff turnover28% a yearKansas average: 48%
    Strength

Things to ask about

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  • Serious health citations1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Aug 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.
    Ask about this
  • Health citations at last inspection12 (Aug 2025)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.
    Worse than state average

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.

Medicare quality rating: 3 of 5 (average)

  • Falls with a major injury2.7%State average: 4.3%
    Better than average
  • Pressure sores (bedsores)10.4%State average: 4.4%
    Worse than average
  • Given antipsychotic drugs14.3%State average: 18.1%
    Better than average
  • Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.3State average: 1.8
    Better than average

Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Kansas average. Lower is better for every rate shown.

Ratings over time

Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, the same as 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 9 times.

Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day6.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
MonthOverallInspectionsStaffingQualityNurse hours
Jan 201932525.0
Jan 202022515.4
Jan 202132535.1
Jan 202221536.3
Jan 202332525.8
Jan 202433426.1
Feb 202543525.6
Feb 202632536.2
Sep 202632536.6

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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