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Medicalodges Frontenac
⌖ Frontenac, KS · Crawford County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds55
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Medicalodges Frontenac
Medicalodges Frontenac is a 55-bed for-profit nursing home in Frontenac, KS. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Kansas is 3.1. At its last full inspection (Nov 2024), inspectors found 10 problems, close to the Kansas average of 9.5. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. About 56% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $16,858 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameMedicalodges Frontenac
LocationCrawford County, Kansas
Phone(620) 231-7340
Address206 S Dittman Street, Frontenac, KS 66763 · Crawford County
CMS provider number175363
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyMedicalodges · 18 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceMarch 1, 1996 (30 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
1 strength and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 care-quality measures are 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 Nov 2024.Strength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection10 (Nov 2024)Kansas average: 9.5. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $16,858Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2024 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Nursing staff turnover56% a yearKansas average: 48%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.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.9%Better than average
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury2.7%State average: 4.3%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)9.3%State average: 4.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs34.4%State average: 18.1%Worse 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
- 2% Medicare
- 98% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average80%Kansas typical: 84%
Cost of care per resident day$266Kansas 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 1 star now, down from 3 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 4 stars and changed 18 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections2★
Staffing1★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – |
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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