Lawrence · 66049
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community
4851 Harvard Road
Lawrence, KS 66049
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF
⌖ Lawrence, KS · Douglas County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds14
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare only
OwnershipGovernment (city)
About Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF
Lawrence Memorial Hospital SNF is a 14-bed government-run nursing home in Lawrence, KS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Oct 2024), inspectors found 8 problems, close to the Kansas average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameLawrence Memorial Hospital Snf
LocationDouglas County, Kansas
Phone(785) 749-6470
Address325 Maine Street, Lawrence, KS 66044 · Douglas County
CMS provider number175151
Ownership typeGovernment (city)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceOctober 8, 1985 (40 years)
✓ Medicare✗ Medicaid
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
2 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Oct 2024.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection8 (Oct 2024)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About 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.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital18.6%State average: 22.4%About average
- Needed an emergency room visit12.1%State average: 11.5%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.2%State average: 1.9%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, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 2 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing1★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day9.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.6 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9.5 |
| Jan 2024 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7.8 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 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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