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Medicalodges Columbus
⌖ Columbus, KS · Cherokee County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds45
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Medicalodges Columbus
Medicalodges Columbus is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Columbus, KS. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Feb 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 4 hr 54 min a day with each resident, more than the Kansas average of 4 hr 04 min. About 55% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $28,298 in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (5 of 5) and long-term care (4 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameMedicalodges Columbus
LocationCherokee County, Kansas
Phone(620) 429-2134
Address101 Lee Avenue, Columbus, KS 66725 · Cherokee County
CMS provider number175264
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyMedicalodges · 18 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceNovember 1, 1993 (32 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
2 strengths and 3 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 54 min a dayKansas average: 4 hr 04 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident49 min a dayKansas average: 43 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover55% a yearKansas average: 48%About average
Things to ask about
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- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties2 fines totaling $28,298Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Mar 2026 (within the past year). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Health citations at last inspection12 (Feb 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.
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 hospital10.4%State average: 22.4%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit0.0%State average: 11.5%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs1.7%State average: 1.9%About average
Physical therapist time: about 1 minute per resident a day. That is less than the state average of 2 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.0%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)0.9%State average: 4.4%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs6.4%State average: 18.1%Better than 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.
- 0% Medicaid
- 9% Medicare
- 91% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average70%Kansas typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$331Kansas typical: $318
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending October 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 3 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 20 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.9
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.1 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
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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